Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Nigeria
Nigeria: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Nigeria, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Nigeria stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Nigeria peaked at 1.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2007.
Nigeria ranks 76th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8% | — |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Nigeria?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Nigeria was 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Nigeria ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release