Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.6813 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6813 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
88th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.6937 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6197 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
5
2016–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria stood at 0.6813 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria peaked at 0.6937 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6197 GPIA, in 2016.
Nigeria ranks 88th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.6197 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.6853 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.646 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6937 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6813 GPIA | -1.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.6813 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7341 GPIA, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.6813 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5613 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6503 GPIA | 0.6197 GPIA | 0.6853 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6875 GPIA | 0.6813 GPIA | 0.6937 GPIA | 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 0.6813 GPIA 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 0.6937 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6197 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Nigeria ranks 88th 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 9.9%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release