School enrollment, secondary in Nigeria
Nigeria: School enrollment, secondary was 46.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 46.9% for school enrollment, secondary in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Nigeria peaked at 52.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 177th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 4.5% | 11.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 23.6% | 13.9% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 22.8% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 24.0% | 37.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 39.3% | 52.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 44.1% | 46.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (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 school enrollment, secondary in Nigeria?
- School enrollment, secondary in Nigeria was 46.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Nigeria ranks 177th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.