Lower secondary completion in Nigeria
In Nigeria, 74.1% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003.
Nigeria, 2024
74.1%
Change from 2021
+6.3percentage points
Lower secondary completion in Nigeria over time
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Nigeria
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 74.1% |
| 2021 | 67.8% |
| 2018 | 62.6% |
| 2016 | 67.4% |
| 2013 | 51.7% |
| 2011 | 62.9% |
| 2010 | 63.1% |
| 2008 | 50.1% |
| 2007 | 51.0% |
| 2003 | 40.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 67.8% in 2021, a change of +6.3 percentage points.
- Since 2003, when it was 40.0%, the figure has changed by +34.1 percentage points.