Youth literacy in Nigeria
In Nigeria, 81.4% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Nigeria, 2024
81.4%
Change from 2021
+7.7percentage points
Youth literacy 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 people aged 15 to 24. 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 | 81.4% |
| 2021 | 73.7% |
| 2016 | 73.0% |
| 2013 | 79.2% |
| 2008 | 66.8% |
| 2006 | 78.7% |
| 2003 | 69.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 73.7% in 2021, a change of +7.7 percentage points.
- Since 1991, when it was 71.2%, the figure has changed by +10.2 percentage points.