School life expectancy, secondary, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.84 years in 2023. β Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Nigeria, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Nigeria stood at 2.84 years.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Nigeria peaked at 3.05 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1976 years, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 182nd out of 207 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3201 years | 0.1976 years | 0.519 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.06 years | 0.6063 years | 1.39 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.27 years | 1.24 years | 1.3 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.69 years | 1.31 years | 2.09 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.49 years | 2.25 years | 3.05 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.73 years | 2.63 years | 2.84 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, secondary, female in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Nigeria was 2.84 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1976 years in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Nigeria ranks 182nd out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 37 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release