Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted was 0.9301 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Nigeria stood at 0.9301 GPIA.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Nigeria peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7191 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Nigeria 29th 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, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.7191 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +43.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8598 GPIA | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9838 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8766 GPIA | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9178 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9563 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8377 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9301 GPIA | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8697 GPIA | 0.7191 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9144 GPIA | 0.8377 GPIA | 0.9838 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9661 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.03 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 10.89 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.16 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -64.76 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Nigeria was 0.9301 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7191 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted?
- Nigeria ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, upper secondary 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