Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 70.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Nigeria, 2000–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 70.2% for primary completion rate, total in 2010.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Nigeria peaked at 86.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 2008.
Nigeria ranks 160th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.6% | — |
| 2004 | 76.6% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 70.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 70.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.4% | 65.8% | 86.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 70.2% | 70.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More aid effectiveness data for Nigeria
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 3.59 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 2.18 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 33.13 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 117.56 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 16.43 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 118.46 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 110.03 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 123.98 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 2.17 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 28.28 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Nigeria?
- Primary completion rate, total in Nigeria was 70.2% in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Nigeria ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2010.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.