Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of the population with no formal education with projections was 5.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Nigeria, 1950–2100
Source: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 5.3% for share of the population with no formal education with projections in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with no formal education with projections in Nigeria peaked at 50.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2100.
Nigeria ranks 6th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.1% | 49.7% | 50.6% | 2 |
| 1960s | 47.4% | 46.3% | 48.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 40.5% | 43.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 33.3% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 27.7% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 22.7% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.4% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2030s | 13.6% | 13.0% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2040s | 11.5% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2050s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2060s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 2 |
| 2070s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2080s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2090s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 2100s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 3 Burkina Faso 6.4% compare
- 4 Mauritania 6.4% compare
- 5 Senegal 6.0% compare
- 7 Pakistan 5.2% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 4.9% compare
- 9 Sudan 4.7% compare
More education data for Nigeria
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 share of the population with no formal education with projections in Nigeria?
- Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Nigeria was 5.3% in 2100, according to Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with no formal education with projections recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of the population with no formal education with projections recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2100.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of the population with no formal education with projections rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with no formal education with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
De facto share of population withno education in a country or region.