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
77.5%
in 1978
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Nigeria is 100.0%, measured in 2013. 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, 77.5%, in 1978.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, 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 | 81.2% | — |
| 1971 | 80.4% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 86.8% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 81.8% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 78.0% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 77.5% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 80.1% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 81.3% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 84.4% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 86.5% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 87.5% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 92.5% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.6% | 77.5% | 86.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 85.4% | 80.1% | 92.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 93.3% | 93.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- 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)
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 77.5% in 1978.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release