School age population, lower secondary education, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 8.69 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.69 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
4th
of 220 countries
All-time high
8.69 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.94 million
in 1986
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Nigeria, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 8.69 million for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Nigeria peaked at 8.69 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.94 million, in 1986.
That places Nigeria 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.98 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.05 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 3.13 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 3.21 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 3.29 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 3.38 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 3.47 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 3.57 million | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 3.67 million | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 3.77 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.88 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 4.00 million | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 4.12 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4.25 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 4.37 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 4.53 million | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.94 million | -35.1% |
| 1987 | 3.06 million | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 3.19 million | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 3.33 million | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 3.46 million | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 3.59 million | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 3.71 million | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 3.82 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 3.91 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 4.00 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.09 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.17 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.24 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 4.30 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.36 million | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 4.43 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.53 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.64 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.75 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.86 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.12 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.28 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 5.43 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5.59 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.74 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 5.91 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 6.13 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 6.38 million | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 6.62 million | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 6.84 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 7.05 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 7.26 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.47 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.68 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 7.90 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 8.11 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 8.32 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 8.52 million | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 8.69 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.35 million | 2.98 million | 3.77 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.77 million | 2.94 million | 4.53 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 million | 3.46 million | 4.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.84 million | 4.36 million | 5.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.50 million | 5.59 million | 7.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.21 million | 7.68 million | 8.69 million | 6 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Nigeria?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Nigeria was 8.69 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.69 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 million in 1986.
- How does Nigeria rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release