Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 27.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria is 27.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.6% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria peaked at 27.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2016.
Nigeria ranks 67th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.6% | 20.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 20.4% | 27.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 64 Panama 31.0% compare
- 65 Costa Rica 29.9% compare
- 66 Paraguay 27.5% compare
- 68 Philippines 27.3% compare
- 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 25.2% compare
- 70 Viet Nam 24.6% compare
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 upper secondary education or in Nigeria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria was 27.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Nigeria ranks 67th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release