Primary school completion rate in Nigeria
The primary completion rate in Nigeria was 70.2% in 2010.
The latest value for Nigeria is for 2010. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Nigeria, 2010
70.2%
Change from 2009
+0.3percentage points
World, 2010
88.5%
Primary school completion rate in Nigeria over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | – | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | – | 88.7% |
| 2020 | – | 88.0% |
| 2019 | – | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | – | 88.2% |
| 2016 | – | 88.5% |
| 2015 | – | 87.9% |
| 2014 | – | 88.1% |
| 2013 | – | 88.3% |
| 2012 | – | 88.1% |
| 2011 | – | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | – | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 69.9% in 2009.
- Since 2000, when it was 80.6%, the figure has changed by −10.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2010 was 88.5%.
More for Nigeria
All statistics for Nigeria
Primary school enrolment (gross)
89.6%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
46.9%
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