School age population, early … age male educational development in Nigeria
Nigeria: School age population, early … age male educational development was 13.57 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.57 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
1st
of 104 countries
All-time high
13.57 million
in 2025
All-time low
8.37 million
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
School age population, early childhood educational development in Nigeria, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Nigeria stood at 13.57 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Nigeria peaked at 13.57 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.37 million, in 1999.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early … age male educational development in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.37 million | — |
| 2000 | 8.58 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.81 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.09 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 9.40 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 9.74 million | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 10.07 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.37 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 10.67 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 10.98 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.28 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 11.59 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 11.90 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.19 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 12.49 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.73 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 12.95 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.14 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.28 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.37 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.40 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.36 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 13.31 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 13.34 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 13.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 13.57 million | +1.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 13.57 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 423,357, 32.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 13.57 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 254,613, 53.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.37 million | 8.37 million | 8.37 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.90 million | 8.58 million | 11.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.71 million | 11.59 million | 13.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.40 million | 13.31 million | 13.57 million | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Nigeria?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Nigeria was 13.57 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 13.57 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.37 million in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 104 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 4.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release