Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Nigeria
Gross secondary school enrolment in Nigeria was 46.9% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2013.
Nigeria, 2023
46.9%
Change from 2021
+1.4percentage points
World, 2023
77.2%
Position in 2023
136th of 147
Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Nigeria over time
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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 77.3% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | 77.2% |
| 2022 | – | 77.5% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | 77.3% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | 76.5% |
| 2019 | – | 76.0% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | 75.5% |
| 2017 | – | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | 75.2% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | 75.0% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | 74.9% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | 74.0% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | 72.7% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | 71.9% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | 68.3% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | 66.8% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | 65.4% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | 63.5% |
| 2003 | – | 62.4% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | 61.6% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | 60.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 45.4% in 2021, a change of +1.4 percentage points.
- Since 2010, when it was 41.8%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Nigeria has the 136th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 77.2%.
More for Nigeria
All statistics for Nigeria
Primary school enrolment (gross)
89.6%
2023 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
9.7%
2011 · 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