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Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Nigeria: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 23.5% (2018), 153rd of 176 in the world and 21st of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 89.6% (2023), 167th of 191 in the world and 30th of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 70.2% (2010).

Pre-primary enrolment23.5%2018 · world 153/176 · region 21/39Primary enrolment89.6%2023 · world 167/191 · region 30/41Primary completion70.2%2010Secondary enrolment46.9%2023 · world 160/176 · region 19/34
Pre-primary enrolment
NigeriaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020Nigeria23.5%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
NigeriaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Nigeria89.6%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Education: Nigeria in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross23.5%2018153/17621/3925.5%200141.8%23.5%2018−14.9 ppsince 200828.1%58.5%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross89.6%2023167/19130/4195.5%79.8%84.4%+1.8 ppsince 201397.1%105.4%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group70.2%2010——80.6%70.2%·−10.4 ppsince 200068.9%88.0%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross46.9%2023160/17619/3424.0%41.8%44.1%−5.9 ppsince 201345.9%68.0%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group44.2%2010——24.5%44.2%·+19.8 ppsince 200044.4%73.7%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross9.7%2011——5.8%19999.2%·+3.9 ppsince 19999.3%27.4%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age24.3%202318/17814/3836.0%38.1%·−13.8 ppsince 2010—8.3%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+70.4%2024114/14121/41··63.2%2021+0.2 ppsince 200668.7%78.3%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2481.4%2024125/14823/42·66.8%200873.7%2021+2.2 ppsince 201379.0%91.9%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary37.62010——42.937.6·−12%since 200037.428.923.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP0.3%2023183/18442/43·0.5%20120.4%−0.2 ppsince 20133.3%3.4%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure3.0%2024178/17941/42·8.5%20125.1%−6.1 ppsince 201415.4%13.6%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Nigeria and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Nigeria. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorNigeriaCameroonNigerChadBeninSão Tomé and Príncipe
Pre-primary enrolment23.5%201835.6%20197.0%20211.3%202123.1%202150.3%2016
Primary enrolment89.6%2023114.4%202464.7%202488.5%2024108.0%2022110.4%2017
Primary completion70.2%201075.3%202440.8%202441.8%202161.6%202285.1%2017
Secondary enrolment46.9%202344.8%202319.9%202423.5%202443.6%202290.4%2017
Lower secondary completion44.2%201035.0%202311.9%202418.4%202127.9%202274.9%2017
Tertiary enrolment9.7%201116.7%20244.2%20194.4%202010.2%202212.8%2015
Out-of-school children24.3%20233.8%202440.4%202424.8%20249.6%20222.9%2017
Adult literacy70.4%202472.6%201835.6%202230.6%201951.4%202287.4%2019
Youth literacy81.4%202481.9%201853.9%202245.1%201971.2%202295.5%2019
Cameroon: educationNiger: educationChad: educationBenin: educationSão Tomé and Príncipe: education
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