Total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria is 72.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria peaked at 75.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 2007.
Nigeria ranks 33rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 70.6% | — |
| 2007 | 61.9% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.9% | 61.9% | 71.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 66.4% | 75.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 72.1% | 74.4% | 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, primary, both sexes in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria was 72.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release