Primary education, teachers in Nigeria
Nigeria: Primary education, teachers was 55.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Nigeria, 1970–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Nigeria is 55.2%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Nigeria peaked at 57.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1971.
Nigeria ranks 161st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4% | 22.4% | 28.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 32.9% | 44.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 42.7% | 48.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 47.4% | 50.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 48.2% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 55.2% | 57.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 913,305 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.9% (2023)
- Labor force, total 116.58 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Nigeria?
- Primary education, teachers in Nigeria was 55.2% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1971.
- How does Nigeria rank for primary education, teachers?
- Nigeria ranks 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.