Education spending in Nigeria
Government spending on education in Nigeria was equal to 0.3% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1974.
Nigeria, 2023
0.3%
Change from 2022
0percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Nigeria over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.3% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 0.3% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 0.5%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Nigeria
All statistics for Nigeria
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
9.7%
2011 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
89.6%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
13.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
77.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
74.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
68.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS