School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 2.64 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.64 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
3rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
2.64 million number
in 2020
All-time low
660,279 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Nigeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Nigeria stood at 2.64 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Nigeria peaked at 2.64 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 660,279 number, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 204 countries on this measure, 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, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 660,279 number | — |
| 1971 | 677,489 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 692,709 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 711,206 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 733,121 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 755,463 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 774,340 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 790,648 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 812,351 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 837,151 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 863,572 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 891,311 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 922,623 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 956,534 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 993,255 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.03 million number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.14 million number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.26 million number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.29 million number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.36 million number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.40 million number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.43 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.45 million number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.48 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.51 million number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.54 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.56 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.62 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.66 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.74 million number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.78 million number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.89 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.95 million number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.01 million number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.08 million number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.36 million number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.43 million number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.50 million number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.57 million number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.64 million number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 744,476 number | 660,279 number | 837,151 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million number | 863,572 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million number | 1.54 million number | 1.89 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million number | 1.95 million number | 2.57 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 million number | 2.64 million number | 2.64 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, male in Nigeria?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Nigeria was 2.64 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 660,279 number in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.