Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Nigeria is 90.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Nigeria peaked at 92.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 2003.
That places Nigeria 30th out of 35 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, urban, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 78.7% | — |
| 2007 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 78.7% | 87.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 83.0% | 92.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 89.0% | 90.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.52 % change on previous year (2011)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,448 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 408,857 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 608,519 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.32 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 904,852 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.54 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female in Nigeria was 90.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release