Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 2.97 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria stood at 2.97 million. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria peaked at 2.97 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 755,082, in 1999.
That places Nigeria 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 755,082 | — |
| 2000 | 829,827 | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 905,577 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 972,314 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 1.85 million | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.26 million | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 2.92 million | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 1.97 million | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 2.30 million | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 2.06 million | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 2.14 million | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.81 million | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 2.96 million | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 2.97 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 755,082 | 755,082 | 755,082 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 829,827 | 1.56 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.19 million | 1.85 million | 2.92 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.91 million | 2.81 million | 2.97 million | 3 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Nigeria was 2.97 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 755,082 in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release