School life expectancy, primary, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.33 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Nigeria, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 5.33 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2023.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Nigeria peaked at 5.78 years in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.55 years, in 2015.
Nigeria ranks 143rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.83 years | 1.84 years | 4.63 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.08 years | 4.2 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 years | 4.22 years | 5.08 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.16 years | 4.59 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5 years | 1.55 years | 5.27 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.12 years | 5 years | 5.33 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 141 Puerto Rico 5.34 years compare
- 142 Montenegro 5.33 years compare
- 144 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.32 years compare
- 145 French Polynesia 5.32 years compare
- 146 Algeria 5.3 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, primary, female in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Nigeria was 5.33 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 years in 1982.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 years in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Nigeria ranks 143rd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release