Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9024 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Nigeria 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9024 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.909 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9377 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9515 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9267 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9375 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9452 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9714 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9766 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9164 GPIA | 0.9024 GPIA | 0.9377 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9464 GPIA | 0.9267 GPIA | 0.9714 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.9766 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9024 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Nigeria ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release