School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Nigeria
Nigeria: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) 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 (% gross) 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +194.4% | 25.8% | 76.1% |
| 2015 | -68.9% | 83.1% | 25.8% |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.51 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.68 (2023)
- 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)
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.