Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria
Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.6628 GPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria, 2006β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.6628 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Nigeria peaked at 0.7708 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5828 GPIA, in 2019.
Nigeria ranks 116th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7708 GPIA | 0.7708 GPIA | 0.7708 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6164 GPIA | 0.5828 GPIA | 0.6685 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6844 GPIA | 0.6628 GPIA | 0.706 GPIA | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2021)
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 0.6628 GPIA 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 0.7708 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5828 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Nigeria ranks 116th out of 137 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 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release