Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female in Nigeria is 66.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female in Nigeria peaked at 72.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 63.2% | — |
| 2007 | 58.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.4% | 58.5% | 63.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 54.1% | 72.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 62.5% | 66.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.16 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -64.76 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.51 million (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.52 % change on previous year (2011)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,448 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,857 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 608,519 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.32 % change on previous year (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female in Nigeria was 66.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female?
- Nigeria ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release