Primary completion rate, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Primary completion rate, female was 65.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Nigeria, 2000–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2010, primary completion rate, female in Nigeria stood at 65.5%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Nigeria peaked at 76.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2008.
That places Nigeria 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Primary completion rate, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.0% | — |
| 2004 | 68.8% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.7% | 60.5% | 76.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Nigeria?
- Primary completion rate, female in Nigeria was 65.5% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Nigeria ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2010.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.