Total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender was 0.9105 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.9105 GPIA for total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8454 GPIA, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 34th of 34 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, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8454 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.944 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8931 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9027 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9008 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9182 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9506 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9714 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9105 GPIA | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8942 GPIA | 0.8454 GPIA | 0.944 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9367 GPIA | 0.9008 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.941 GPIA | 0.9105 GPIA | 0.9714 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender in Nigeria was 0.9105 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8454 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender?
- Nigeria ranks 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release