Total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location was 0.7141 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.7141 LPIA for total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location in Nigeria peaked at 0.8223 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6517 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.7937 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.7014 LPIA | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7206 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7215 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6573 LPIA | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6517 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6856 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8223 LPIA | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7247 LPIA | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7141 LPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7385 LPIA | 0.7014 LPIA | 0.7937 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7077 LPIA | 0.6517 LPIA | 0.8223 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7194 LPIA | 0.7141 LPIA | 0.7247 LPIA | 2 |
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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 education, adjusted location in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location in Nigeria was 0.7141 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8223 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6517 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location?
- Nigeria ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary education, adjusted location rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release