Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Nigeria

Primary school enrollment in Nigeria in 2010 — 64.1%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 129. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 2.1 pp.

2010 64.1% −0.2 pp vs 2009
World rank 124of 129
Period maximum 70.3%2007
Period minimum 62.1%1999

Trend over time

1999–2010 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Nigeria, 1999–20106062.56567.57072.519992001200320052007200920101999: 62.1%2000: 65.1%2004: 66.4%2005: 66.9%2006: 67.3%2007: 70.3%2008: 63.4%2009: 64.3%2010: 64.1%
Change over the period: +2.1 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2010

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

Nigeria 64.1%
World 88.6%
Western Africa computed 65.2%
Primary school enrollment — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 64.1 −0.2 pp
2009 64.3 +0.9 pp
2008 63.4 −6.9 pp
2007 70.3 +3 pp
2006 67.3 +0.5 pp
2005 66.9 +0.5 pp
2004 66.4
2000 65.1 +3 pp
1999 62.1

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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