Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 89.59 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nigeria stood at 89.59.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nigeria peaked at 110.62 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 25.57, in 2015.
Nigeria ranks 189th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.91 | — |
| 1971 | 45.18 | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 49.55 | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 51.14 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 50.44 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 49.74 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 49.03 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 59.88 | +22.1% |
| 1978 | 76 | +26.9% |
| 1979 | 89.34 | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 94.18 | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 101.56 | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 110.62 | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 110.33 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 109.09 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 102.76 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 89.58 | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 85.86 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 81.84 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 79.76 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 83.1 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 82.32 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 86.74 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 91.3 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 91.54 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 87.45 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 76.8 | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 81.73 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 86.65 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 91.58 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 95.51 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 92.52 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 93.7 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 94.81 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 95.78 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.31 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 96.66 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 88.07 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 79.27 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 80.31 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 79.83 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 84.68 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 85.91 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 87.83 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 84.12 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 25.57 | -69.6% |
| 2016 | 78.88 | +208.5% |
| 2017 | 80.25 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 81.63 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 83 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 84.37 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 83.81 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 86.7 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 89.59 | +3.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 89.59 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 89.59 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.43, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +208.5% | 25.57 | 78.88 |
| 2015 | -69.6% | 84.12 | 25.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.22 | 41.91 | 89.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.56 | 79.76 | 110.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.92 | 76.8 | 91.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.29 | 79.27 | 96.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.17 | 25.57 | 87.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.12 | 83.81 | 89.59 | 4 |
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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nigeria?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nigeria was 89.59 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 110.62 in 1982.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.57 in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 189th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.