School age population, early childhood educational development in Nigeria
Nigeria: School age population, early childhood educational development was 26.83 million in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Nigeria, 1999β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Nigeria is 26.83 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Nigeria peaked at 26.83 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.52 million, in 1999.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 102 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.52 million | 16.52 million | 16.52 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.57 million | 16.95 million | 22.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.15 million | 22.93 million | 26.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.50 million | 26.33 million | 26.83 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Nigeria?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Nigeria was 26.83 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.83 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.52 million in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release