Educational attainment in Nigeria

Education Level Advanced Education (%)
Tertiary Education 17.35 in 2006 WB
Bachelor's Degree 10.97 in 2021 WB
Master's Degree 1.64 in 2006 WB
Education Level Basic Education (% in 2021)
Primary Education 65.32 WB
Lower Secondary Education 49.76 WB
Education Level Intermediate Education Secondary Education (%)
Upper Secondary Education 43.93 in 2021 WB
Post-Secondary Education 17.35 in 2006 WB
Gender (% in 2021)
Male 57.81 WB
Female 42.39 WB
Africa (%)
South Africa 83.04 in 2021 WB
Egypt 73.51 in 2017 WB
Seychelles 68.83 in 2002 WB
Zimbabwe 59.79 in 2017 WB
Kenya 54.59 in 2020 WB
Mauritius 49.8 in 2011 WB
Algeria 42.62 in 2019 WB
Nigeria 42.39 in 2021 WB
Tunisia 38.45 in 2018 WB
Ghana 37.75 in 2017 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 35.08 in 2018 WB
Lesotho 31.87 in 2018 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 31.77 in 2012 WB
Congo 30.69 in 2015 WB
Zambia 29.55 in 2018 WB
Cabo Verde 28.18 in 2015 WB
Eswatini 27.62 in 1986 WB
Namibia 27.23 in 2001 WB
South Sudan 26.54 in 2008 WB
Gambia 26.04 in 2020 WB
Cameroon 23.28 in 2018 WB
Angola 19.89 in 2015 WB
Mozambique 17.87 in 2020 WB
Liberia 17.01 in 2016 WB
Madagascar 15.9 in 2021 WB
Djibouti 15.22 in 2017 WB
Rwanda 14.6 in 2020 WB
Sierra Leone 14.36 in 2019 WB
Uganda 14.14 in 2016 WB
Mauritania 13.55 in 2015 WB
Malawi 12.71 in 2020 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 11.84 in 2016 WB
Togo 11.48 in 2017 WB
Libya 11.1 in 1984 WB
Burkina Faso 10.06 in 2019 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 9.13 in 2018 WB
Senegal 8.95 in 2019 WB
Benin 8.46 in 2019 WB
Mali 8 in 2020 WB
Ethiopia 7.49 in 2019 WB
Central African Republic 7.26 in 2019 WB
Burundi 7.09 in 2017 WB
Guinea 6.83 in 2018 WB
Somalia 4.45 in 2022 WB
Chad 3.71 in 2019 WB
Niger 3.07 in 2018 WB
Morocco 2.1 in 1971 WB
Sudan 2.1 in 1983 WB
Botswana 2.06 in 1971 WB
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 42.5 % in 2010 WB
Duration 6 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 42.39 % in 2021 WB
Enrollment Rate 86.72 % in 2021 WB
Intake Rate Gross Primary Education 3 timeseries
Literacy 62.02 % in 2018 WB
Not in Education 18.93 % in 2022 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 37.55 ratio in 2010 WB
School Life Expectancy 8.63 in 2011 WB
Starting Age 12 years in 2022 WB