Official entrance age to pre primary education in Nigeria
Nigeria: Official entrance age to pre primary education was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
5
in 1999
All-time low
3
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Nigeria, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to pre primary education in Nigeria stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre primary education in Nigeria peaked at 5 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3 | — |
| 1971 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Afghanistan 6 compare
- 1 Niue 4 compare
- 1 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 4 compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 6 compare
- 3 Algeria 5 compare
- 3 Anguilla 3 compare
- 3 Cook Islands 3 compare
- 3 Guam 5 compare
- 3 Indonesia 5 compare
- 3 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5 compare
- 3 Liechtenstein 5 compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 5 compare
- 3 Montserrat 3 compare
- 3 Namibia 5 compare
- 3 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 5 compare
- 3 Philippines 5 compare
- 3 Tokelau 3 compare
- 3 United States Virgin Islands 5 compare
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)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.59 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre primary education in Nigeria?
- Official entrance age to pre primary education in Nigeria was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for official entrance age to pre primary education?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre primary education rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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