Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 75.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria is 75.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria peaked at 75.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2008.
Nigeria ranks 179th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.4% | — |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.4% | 61.4% | 61.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 61.1% | 67.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.51 million (2011)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Nigeria was 75.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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 enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release