Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity was 0.7376 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity in Nigeria stood at 0.7376 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity in Nigeria peaked at 0.8506 LPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6677 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8506 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.7714 LPIA | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7464 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7478 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6767 LPIA | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6677 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6884 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8434 LPIA | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 0.717 LPIA | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7376 LPIA | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7895 LPIA | 0.7464 LPIA | 0.8506 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7248 LPIA | 0.6677 LPIA | 0.8434 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7273 LPIA | 0.717 LPIA | 0.7376 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity in Nigeria was 0.7376 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8506 LPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6677 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, published as part of Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release