School life expectancy, secondary, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.78 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Nigeria, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Nigeria stood at 2.78 years.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Nigeria peaked at 3.34 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4335 years, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 184th out of 207 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6613 years | 0.4335 years | 1.05 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.96 years | 1.34 years | 3 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.55 years | 1.46 years | 1.64 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.08 years | 1.58 years | 2.41 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.76 years | 2.49 years | 3.34 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.73 years | 2.66 years | 2.78 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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Nigeria was 2.78 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4335 years in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Nigeria ranks 184th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release