Secondary school enrollment — all countries

Secondary school enrollment — Nigeria

Secondary school enrollment in Nigeria in 2023 — 46.9%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 147. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 42.4 pp.

2023 46.9% +1.4 pp vs 2021
World rank 136of 147
Period maximum 52.8%2013
Period minimum 4.5%1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Secondary school enrollment — Nigeria, 1970–2023020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 4.5%1971: 4.8%1972: 5.4%1973: 6%1977: 7.8%1978: 9.2%1979: 11.1%1980: 13.9%1981: 17.3%1982: 21.1%1983: 25.1%1984: 28.8%1985: 29.1%1986: 27%1987: 26.8%1989: 23.6%1990: 24%1999: 22.8%2000: 24%2001: 26.4%2002: 28.9%2004: 33.9%2005: 33.8%2006: 33.1%2007: 30.4%2008: 33.6%2009: 37.1%2010: 41.8%2011: 43%2012: 44.5%2013: 52.8%2014: 42.8%2015: 43.8%2016: 39.3%2018: 40.5%2020: 44.1%2021: 45.4%2023: 46.9%
Change over the period: +42.4 pp Annual average: 0.8 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Nigeria 46.9%
World 77.2%
Secondary school enrollment — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 46.9
2021 45.4 +1.3 pp
2020 44.1
2018 40.5
2016 39.3 −4.5 pp
2015 43.8 +1 pp
2014 42.8 −10 pp
2013 52.8 +8.3 pp
2012 44.5 +1.4 pp
2011 43 +1.2 pp
2010 41.8 +4.6 pp
2009 37.1 +3.5 pp
2008 33.6 +3.2 pp
2007 30.4 −2.7 pp
2006 33.1 −0.6 pp
2005 33.8 −0.2 pp
2004 33.9
2002 28.9 +2.5 pp
2001 26.4 +2.4 pp
2000 24 +1.1 pp
1999 22.8
1990 24 +0.3 pp
1989 23.6
1987 26.8 −0.2 pp
1986 27 −2.1 pp
1985 29.1 +0.4 pp
1984 28.8 +3.7 pp
1983 25.1 +4 pp
1982 21.1 +3.8 pp
1981 17.3 +3.4 pp
1980 13.9 +2.7 pp
1979 11.1 +2 pp
1978 9.2 +1.4 pp
1977 7.8
1973 6 +0.6 pp
1972 5.4 +0.5 pp
1971 4.8 +0.4 pp
1970 4.5

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The gross secondary enrollment ratio — the ratio of the total number of secondary school pupils, of any age, to the population of the official age for that level. It can exceed 100% when pupils older than the official age are in school — because of repetition or a late start, for example.

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