Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 35.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Nigeria stood at 35.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Nigeria peaked at 52.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2025.
That places Nigeria 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.6% | — |
| 2001 | 51.7% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | -5.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 35.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 35.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 35.2% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 36.2% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 35.0% | 41.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 52 British Virgin Islands 38.1% compare
- 53 Malaysia 36.0% compare
- 54 Oman 35.9% compare
- 56 Rwanda 34.6% compare
- 57 Micronesia, Federated States of 32.9% compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 32.6% 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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Nigeria?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Nigeria was 35.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Nigeria ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release