Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in Nigeria stood at 61.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in Nigeria peaked at 68.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2007.
That places Nigeria 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 59.6% | — |
| 2007 | 54.0% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 54.0% | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 54.6% | 68.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 61.0% | 63.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female in Nigeria was 61.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female?
- Nigeria ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary, rural, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release