School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.3884 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Nigeria, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.3884 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2023.
The figure is up 378.0% on the previous year and up 185.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Nigeria peaked at 0.4219 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0813 years, in 2021.
Nigeria ranks 180th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3475 years | 0.2316 years | 0.4219 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2435 years | 0.1363 years | 0.3843 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2334 years | 0.0813 years | 0.3884 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 913,305 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Nigeria was 0.3884 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4219 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0813 years in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Nigeria ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.0%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release