Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 24.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria stood at 24.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria peaked at 38.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 25th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.6% | — |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -36.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 38.6% | 38.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 32.4% | 38.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria was 24.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.