Gender in Nigeria 16 indicators covering gender for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million 2025 up 3.1% 3rd Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million 2025 up 3.3% 3rd Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million 2025 up 3.8% 3rd Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million 2025 up 4.2% 3rd Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million 2025 up 4.3% 3rd Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.46 million 2025 up 4.8% 3rd Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.30 million 2025 up 4.5% 3rd Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.38 million 2025 up 4.9% 3rd Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.22 million 2025 up 5.0% 3rd Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.30 million 2025 up 5.3% 3rd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 3.17 million 2025 up 6.9% 3rd Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 3.24 million 2025 up 7.0% 3rd Literacy rate, adult female 62.4% 2024 up 27.2% 73rd Age at first marriage, female 21.2 2013 up 1.4% 138th Age at first marriage, male 28.6 2013 up 2.1% 66th Maternal leave benefits 50.0% 2017 unchanged 128th