School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.415 years in 2011. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Nigeria, 1985–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Nigeria is 0.415 years, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Nigeria peaked at 0.4335 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0886 years, in 1985.
Nigeria ranks 147th of 177 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0966 years | 0.0886 years | 0.1012 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2683 years | 0.2683 years | 0.2683 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4128 years | 0.3944 years | 0.4335 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4106 years | 0.4062 years | 0.415 years | 2 |
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, tertiary, female in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Nigeria was 0.415 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4335 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0886 years in 1985.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Nigeria ranks 147th out of 177 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.