School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 8.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 8.27 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nigeria peaked at 10.42 years in 1984 and was at its lowest, 3.64 years, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 189th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.64 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.85 years | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 4.18 years | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 4.28 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 4.88 years | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 6.02 years | +23.3% |
| 1979 | 7.14 years | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 7.72 years | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 8.47 years | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 9.42 years | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 10.02 years | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 10.42 years | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 7.85 years | -24.7% |
| 1987 | 7.51 years | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 6.82 years | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 7.25 years | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 7.85 years | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 8.25 years | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 7.83 years | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 8.15 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 8.92 years | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 8.86 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.82 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 7.74 years | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 7.3 years | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 7.53 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 7.77 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 8.05 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 8.03 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.81 years | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 7.96 years | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 7.49 years | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 7.47 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.75 years | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 7.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 8.27 years | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.86 years | 3.64 years | 7.14 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 8.53 years | 6.82 years | 10.42 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 7.55 years | 7.25 years | 7.85 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.16 years | 7.3 years | 8.92 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.94 years | 7.47 years | 8.81 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.94 years | 7.75 years | 8.27 years | 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Nigeria was 8.27 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.42 years in 1984.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.64 years in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Nigeria ranks 189th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release