Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 100.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2011
All-time low
84.7%
in 1970
Years of data
16
1970–2013
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nigeria, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nigeria stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nigeria peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 84.7% | — |
| 1971 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 92.4% | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 87.3% | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 86.4% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 85.6% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 87.1% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 86.3% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 88.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 92.1% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 92.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.9% | 84.7% | 92.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 88.8% | 86.3% | 92.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 92.8% | 92.8% | 92.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nigeria?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nigeria was 100.0% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release