Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 35.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Nigeria, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Nigeria is 35.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Nigeria peaked at 39.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2007.
That places Nigeria 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.1% | — |
| 2001 | 34.6% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | -1.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 35.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 35.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 27.4% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 29.3% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 35.0% | 37.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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, male in Nigeria?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Nigeria ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release