Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.6122 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria is 0.6122 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.9% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria peaked at 0.6122 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4567 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 60th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4886 LPIA | 0.4567 LPIA | 0.5507 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5347 LPIA | 0.4572 LPIA | 0.6122 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 57 Greece 0.6438 LPIA compare
- 58 Chile 0.6375 LPIA compare
- 59 Portugal 0.6305 LPIA compare
- 61 Philippines 0.6092 LPIA compare
- 62 South Africa 0.5904 LPIA compare
- 63 Costa Rica 0.5819 LPIA 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 0.6122 LPIA 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 0.6122 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4567 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Nigeria ranks 60th out of 105 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 34.1%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release