School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 8.68 years in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nigeria, 1977–2011
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2011, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nigeria stood at 8.68 years.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nigeria peaked at 9.03 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.19 years, in 1977.
Nigeria ranks 170th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.19 years | — |
| 1978 | 5.27 years | +25.7% |
| 1979 | 6.23 years | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 6.74 years | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 7.5 years | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 8.37 years | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 8.69 years | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 8.88 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 8.6 years | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 7.42 years | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 7.19 years | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 6.65 years | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 7.63 years | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 8 years | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 7.75 years | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 8.96 years | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 9.03 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.36 years | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 8.68 years | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.23 years | 4.19 years | 6.23 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 7.78 years | 6.65 years | 8.88 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.63 years | 7.63 years | 7.63 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.43 years | 7.75 years | 9.03 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.52 years | 8.36 years | 8.68 years | 2 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Nigeria was 8.68 years in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 years in 1977.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 170th out of 183 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.