Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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, completed primary education or higher 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% |
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
- 72 Dominican Republic 0.7745 LPIA compare
- 73 Bangladesh 0.761 LPIA compare
- 74 India 0.7586 LPIA compare
- 76 Peru 0.7269 LPIA compare
- 77 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7247 LPIA compare
- 78 Zimbabwe 0.7127 LPIA
More education data for Nigeria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.59 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (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