School enrollment, preprimary in Nigeria
Nigeria: School enrollment, preprimary was 23.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, preprimary in Nigeria, 2001–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 23.5% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2018.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Nigeria peaked at 44.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2014.
Nigeria ranks 165th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 25.5% | 44.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 15.0% | 43.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 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, female 48.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 116.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Nigeria?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Nigeria was 23.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2014.
- How does Nigeria rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Nigeria ranks 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.