Nigeria: Primary school completion rate
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| Nigeria |
Primary school completion rate |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 70.16 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2010 |
| Average | 75.62 |
| Min - Max | 65.82 - 86.46 |
| Source | UNESCO |
The latest value from 2010 is 70.16 percent, an increase from 69.89 percent in 2009. In comparison, the world average is 88.17 percent, based on data from 132 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 2000 to 2010 is 75.62 percent. The minimum value, 65.82 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 86.46 percent was recorded in 2006.
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The percent of all children enrolled in primary school who enter the last grade of primary school; can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Education spending, percent of GDP | 0.32 | 2023 | percent |
| Education spending, percent of government spending | 2.98 | 2024 | percent |
| Literacy rate | 70.41 | 2024 | percent |
| Female literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 81.43 | 2024 | percent |
| Male literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 81.31 | 2024 | percent |
| Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 81.36 | 2024 | percent |
| Student teacher ratio, primary school | 37.55 | 2010 | students per teacher |
| Primary school completion rate | 70.16 | 2010 | percent |
| School starting age, primary school | 6 | 2025 | years |
| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 1.01 | 2019 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 0.95 | 2018 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 0.69 | 2011 | percent |
| Preprimary school enrollment | 23.46 | 2018 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 89.59 | 2023 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 46.89 | 2023 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 9.74 | 2011 | percent |
| Trained teachers in primary education | 62.18 | 2018 | percent |