Total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.9521 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria is 0.9521 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8759 GPIA, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 35th 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 education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8759 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9598 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9219 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9442 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9432 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9468 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9731 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9879 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9521 GPIA | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9192 GPIA | 0.8759 GPIA | 0.9598 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9636 GPIA | 0.9432 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.9521 GPIA | 0.9879 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity in Nigeria was 0.9521 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8759 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Nigeria ranks 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release