Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 89.59 in 2023. β² Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1970β2023
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.
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
- 186 American Samoa 89.91 compare
- 187 Macau (China) 89.81 compare
- 188 Eritrea 89.73 compare
- 190 Paraguay 89.44 compare
- 191 Chad 88.46 compare
- 192 Puerto Rico 87.93 compare
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2021)
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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates Our World in Data
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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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.