Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9238 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Nigeria 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9238 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.995 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9707 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9975 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9864 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9871 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9632 GPIA | 0.9238 GPIA | 0.995 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9936 GPIA | 0.9864 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Senegal 1.1 GPIA compare
- 2 Gambia 1.07 GPIA compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1.03 GPIA compare
- 5 South Africa 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 El Salvador 1.01 GPIA compare
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Nigeria was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9238 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release