School enrollment, primary, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: School enrollment, primary, female was 88.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 88.2% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Nigeria peaked at 96.3% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 179th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.6% | — |
| 1971 | 34.3% | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 38.3% | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 39.3% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 50.9% | +29.7% |
| 1978 | 65.9% | +29.4% |
| 1979 | 77.1% | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 82.0% | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 88.9% | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 96.3% | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 95.2% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 91.0% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 79.9% | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 76.8% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 72.4% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 77.3% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 80.7% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 81.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 78.7% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 70.3% | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 81.3% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 83.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -68.9% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +194.4% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.1% | 30.6% | 77.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 84.7% | 70.0% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 70.3% | 81.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 74.3% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 25.8% | 86.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 83.4% | 88.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 enrollment, primary, female in Nigeria?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Nigeria was 88.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 1982.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Nigeria ranks 179th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.