Education in Nigeria 121 indicators covering education for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Population ages 0-14 40.5% 2025 down 8.6% 20th Population ages 15-64 56.4% 2025 up 7.0% 193rd School enrollment, primary 89.6% 2023 up 2.0% 178th Primary education, teachers 913,305 2021 up 59.1% 5th School enrollment, primary, female 88.2% 2023 up 2.2% 179th School enrollment, primary, male 90.9% 2023 up 1.8% 172nd Labor force, female 48.4% 2025 up 3.7% 31st Labor force, total 116.58 million 2025 up 35.9% 5th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 12.7% 40th School enrollment, secondary 46.9% 2023 down 11.2% 177th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 13.5 per 1,000 2024 down 4.9% 5th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 8.8 per 1,000 2024 down 1.1% 6th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 6.9 per 1,000 2024 down 17.9% 34th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 8.7 per 1,000 2024 down 23.0% 48th Secondary education, teachers 912,245 2021 up 133.7% 8th School enrollment, secondary, female 47.4% 2023 down 5.8% 173rd School enrollment, secondary, male 46.4% 2023 down 15.9% 180th School enrollment, tertiary 9.7% 2011 up 67.9% 163rd School enrollment, primary, private 23.3% 2023 up 56.7% 55th School enrollment, preprimary 23.5% 2018 down 38.8% 165th School enrollment, tertiary, female 8.0% 2011 up 57.3% 160th School enrollment, tertiary, male 11.5% 2011 up 75.6% 153rd School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9516 GPI 2018 up 14.1% 160th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.6941 GPI 2011 down 10.4% 166th Secondary education, teachers, female 462,137 2021 up 147.2% 9th Primary completion rate, female 65.5% 2010 down 9.0% 166th Primary completion rate, male 74.7% 2010 down 16.1% 152nd Government expenditure on education, total 0.3% 2023 down 40.3% 195th Secondary education, general pupils 12.53 million 2013 — 7th School enrollment, preprimary, female 22.5% 2018 down 42.6% 164th School enrollment, preprimary, male 24.4% 2018 down 35.0% 161st Persistence to last grade of primary, total 64.4% 2009 down 25.4% 155th Government expenditure on education, total 3.0% 2024 down 67.0% 192nd Secondary education, general pupils 46.8% 2013 — 180th Children out of school 24.3% 2023 down 36.2% 24th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 33.42 million 2023 up 27.7% 3rd Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 15.20 million 2023 up 21.3% 7th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 66.6% 2009 down 24.6% 138th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 62.5% 2009 down 26.3% 136th Secondary education, vocational pupils 216,726 1990 down 15.6% 46th Number of infant deaths, female 231,292 2024 up 5.0% 2nd Number of infant deaths, male 288,352 2024 up 4.4% 1st Number of under-five deaths, female 397,831 2024 up 0.3% 1st Number of under-five deaths, male 457,845 2024 down 0.3% 1st Children out of school, female 25.5% 2023 down 42.0% 22nd Children out of school, male 23.2% 2023 down 28.6% 25th Secondary education, vocational pupils 44.5% 1990 up 94.1% 71st Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 85.6% 2010 down 27.0% 174th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.9% 2025 up 1.7% 131st Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.3% 2025 down 47.9% 160th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.1% 2025 down 25.9% 143rd Primary education, teachers 55.2% 2021 up 14.6% 161st Persistence to grade 5, total 72.4% 2009 down 21.2% 136th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 86,235 2024 up 10.2% 1st Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 52,496 2024 up 28.2% 2nd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 36,104 2024 up 13.2% 2nd Page 1 of 3 Next →