Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 75.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 75.7% 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 23.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Nigeria peaked at 75.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 66th 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 65.2% | — |
| 2018 | 56.6% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | +23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.6% | 56.6% | 72.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 61.4% | 75.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 75.7% 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 75.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Nigeria ranks 66th 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 16.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release