Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.7408 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
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria stood at 0.7408 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria peaked at 0.7408 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5267 LPIA, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 51st of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.5429 LPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.5267 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6899 LPIA | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5387 LPIA | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7408 LPIA | +37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5865 LPIA | 0.5267 LPIA | 0.6899 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6398 LPIA | 0.5387 LPIA | 0.7408 LPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Nigeria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria was 0.7408 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 0.7408 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5267 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Nigeria ranks 51st 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 36.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release