Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female was 89.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Nigeria is 89.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Nigeria peaked at 93.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 23rd of 35 countries on this measure, 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, urban, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 77.4% | — |
| 2007 | 79.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 77.4% | 87.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 83.7% | 93.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.7% | 89.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.03 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 10.89 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Nigeria was 89.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female?
- Nigeria ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release