Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 74.51 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1999–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Nigeria stood at 74.51. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Nigeria peaked at 74.51 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.71, in 2008.
Nigeria ranks 168th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.61 | — |
| 2000 | 58.13 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 58.55 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 58.98 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 59.4 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 59.82 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 60.37 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 61.16 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 60.27 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 54.71 | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 55.83 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 56.06 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.51 | +32.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 74.51 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 74.51 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +32.9% | 56.06 | 74.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.61 | 55.61 | 55.61 | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.72 | 54.71 | 61.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.06 | 56.06 | 56.06 | 1 |
| 2020s | 74.51 | 74.51 | 74.51 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.68 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Nigeria?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Nigeria was 74.51 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 74.51 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.71 in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 168th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.