Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 16.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Nigeria, 1999–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Nigeria is 16.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Nigeria peaked at 30.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2007.
Nigeria ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.6% | — |
| 2000 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -46.9% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 16.2% | 30.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.51 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Nigeria?
- Over-age students, primary in Nigeria was 16.2% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for over-age students, primary?
- Nigeria ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2010.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.