School age population, pre-primary education, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 3.17 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Nigeria, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Nigeria is 3.17 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Nigeria peaked at 5.53 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million, in 1999.
That places Nigeria 9th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.93 million | 2.53 million | 3.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.12 million | 3.58 million | 4.57 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.71 million | 1.81 million | 5.53 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million | 1.86 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 million | 2.55 million | 3.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 million | 3.17 million | 3.20 million | 6 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.59 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Nigeria?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Nigeria was 3.17 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release