End month of the academic school year in Nigeria
Nigeria: End month of the academic school year was 7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 221 countries
All-time high
7
in 1998
All-time low
6
in 2023
Years of data
28
1998–2025
End month of the academic school year in Nigeria, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 7 for end month of the academic school year in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in Nigeria peaked at 7 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 66th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
End month of the academic school year in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.83 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 66 Aruba 7 compare
- 66 Anguilla 7 compare
- 66 Antigua and Barbuda 7 compare
- 66 Burundi 7 compare
- 66 Benin 7 compare
- 66 Barbados 7 compare
- 66 Central African Republic 7 compare
- 66 Switzerland 7 compare
- 66 Cape Verde 7 compare
- 66 Cuba 7 compare
- 66 Dominica 7 compare
- 66 Ethiopia 7 compare
- 66 Gibraltar 7 compare
- 66 Guadeloupe 7 compare
- 66 Gambia 7 compare
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 7 compare
- 66 Grenada 7 compare
- 66 French Guiana 7 compare
- 66 Guyana 7 compare
- 66 Hong Kong, China 7 compare
- 66 Cambodia 7 compare
- 66 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 compare
- 66 Saint Lucia 7 compare
- 66 Liechtenstein 7 compare
- 66 Luxembourg 7 compare
- 66 Madagascar 7 compare
- 66 Malta 7 compare
- 66 Montserrat 7 compare
- 66 Niger 7 compare
- 66 Réunion 7 compare
- 66 Senegal 7 compare
- 66 Sierra Leone 7 compare
- 66 Sao Tome and Principe 7 compare
- 66 Turks and Caicos Islands 7 compare
- 66 Trinidad and Tobago 7 compare
- 66 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 compare
- 66 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7 compare
- 66 British Virgin Islands 7 compare
More education data for Nigeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is end month of the academic school year in Nigeria?
- End month of the academic school year in Nigeria was 7 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for end month of the academic school year?
- Nigeria ranks 66th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release