Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 36.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Nigeria, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 36.1% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Nigeria peaked at 56.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1999.
Nigeria ranks 151st of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.5% | — |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | -34.4% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 21.0% | 33.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 36.1% | 56.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.52 % change on previous year (2011)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,448 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,857 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 608,519 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.32 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 904,852 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.54 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Nigeria?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Nigeria was 36.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Nigeria ranks 151st out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.