School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.3296 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Nigeria, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Nigeria is 0.3296 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 308.2% on the previous year and up 130.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Nigeria peaked at 0.4294 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0807 years, in 2021.
Nigeria ranks 183rd 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 | 0.3676 years | 0.2493 years | 0.4294 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2578 years | 0.1431 years | 0.3975 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2137 years | 0.0807 years | 0.3296 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 180 Benin 0.4094 years compare
- 181 Syria 0.3708 years compare
- 182 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3457 years compare
- 184 Djibouti 0.3284 years compare
- 185 Burkina Faso 0.2329 years compare
- 186 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2311 years compare
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, male in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Nigeria was 0.3296 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4294 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0807 years in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Nigeria ranks 183rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.3%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release