Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.7532 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.7532 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria peaked at 0.7532 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.613 LPIA, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 75th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.6384 LPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.613 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7181 LPIA | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6308 LPIA | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7532 LPIA | +19.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.7532 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7127 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.7532 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5643 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6565 LPIA | 0.613 LPIA | 0.7181 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.692 LPIA | 0.6308 LPIA | 0.7532 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.51 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.68 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria was 0.7532 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7532 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.613 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Nigeria ranks 75th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release