School enrollment, primary in Nigeria
Nigeria: School enrollment, primary was 89.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 89.6% for school enrollment, primary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Nigeria peaked at 110.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.8% | 41.9% | 89.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 96.6% | 79.8% | 110.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 76.8% | 91.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 79.3% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 25.6% | 87.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 83.8% | 89.6% | 3 |
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)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Nigeria?
- School enrollment, primary in Nigeria was 89.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 110.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Nigeria ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 School enrollment, primary (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.