Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Nigeria

Primary completion rate in Nigeria in 2010 — 70.16%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 136. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 10.43 pp.

2010 70.16% +0.27 pp vs 2009
World rank 110of 136
Period maximum 86.46%2006
Period minimum 65.82%2008

Trend over time

2000–2010 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Nigeria, 2000–201060708090200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102000: 80.59%2004: 76.56%2005: 79.18%2006: 86.46%2007: 76.27%2008: 65.82%2009: 69.89%2010: 70.16%
Change over the period: −10.43 pp Annual average: -1.04 pp

Comparison, 2010

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 70.16%
World 88.52%
Western Africa computed 63.87%
Primary completion rate — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 70.16 +0.27 pp
2009 69.89 +4.07 pp
2008 65.82 −10.45 pp
2007 76.27 −10.19 pp
2006 86.46 +7.28 pp
2005 79.18 +2.62 pp
2004 76.56
2000 80.59

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.