Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male was 68.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male in Nigeria stood at 68.6%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male in Nigeria peaked at 79.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 77.9% | — |
| 2007 | 76.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 76.1% | 77.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 72.7% | 79.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 68.6% | 78.7% | 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, urban, male in Nigeria?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male in Nigeria was 68.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male?
- Nigeria ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release