School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 2.53 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.53 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
3rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
2.53 million number
in 2020
All-time low
651,383 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Nigeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 2.53 million number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Nigeria peaked at 2.53 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 651,383 number, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 3rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 651,383 number | — |
| 1971 | 667,541 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 682,295 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 699,982 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 720,701 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 741,707 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 759,417 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 775,026 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 795,660 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 819,458 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 845,026 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 871,816 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 900,947 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 932,769 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 967,168 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.04 million number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.07 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.11 million number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.19 million number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.22 million number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.25 million number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.28 million number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.32 million number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.35 million number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.38 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.40 million number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.43 million number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.46 million number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.49 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.51 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.64 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.73 million number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.77 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.83 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.88 million number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.00 million number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.07 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.14 million number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.21 million number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.27 million number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.33 million number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.40 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.47 million number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.53 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 731,317 number | 651,383 number | 819,458 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 987,939 number | 845,026 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.46 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.83 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 million number | 1.88 million number | 2.47 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 million number | 2.53 million number | 2.53 million number | 1 |
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, last grade of primary education, female in Nigeria?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Nigeria was 2.53 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 651,383 number in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.