Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or in Nigeria

Nigeria: Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or was 88.81 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.81 %
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
54th
of 75 countries
All-time high
91.25 %
in 2019
All-time low
70.27 %
in 2003
Years of data
11
2003–2024

Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or in Nigeria, 2003–2024

0204060801002003201320242003: 70.3 %2007: 76 %2008: 86.6 %2010: 86.3 %2011: 88.8 %2013: 88.2 %2016: 89.4 %2018: 87.5 %2019: 91.2 %2021: 89.9 %2024: 88.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban — value — all age ranges or in Nigeria stood at 88.81 %.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban — value — all age ranges or in Nigeria peaked at 91.25 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.27 %, in 2003.

Nigeria ranks 54th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban in Nigeria, 2003 to 2024.
Year % Change
2003 70.27 %
2007 76.05 % +8.2%
2008 86.57 % +13.8%
2010 86.35 % -0.3%
2011 88.82 % +2.9%
2013 88.15 % -0.8%
2016 89.42 % +1.4%
2018 87.5 % -2.1%
2019 91.25 % +4.3%
2021 89.86 % -1.5%
2024 88.81 % -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.63 % 70.27 % 86.57 % 3
2010s 88.58 % 86.35 % 91.25 % 6
2020s 89.34 % 88.81 % 89.86 % 2

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 51 Dominican Republic 92.3 % compare
  2. 52 Honduras 90.35 % compare
  3. 53 Guatemala 90.15 % compare
  4. 55 Cameroon 88.62 % compare
  5. 56 Togo 87.27 % compare
  6. 57 Sao Tome and Principe 86.95 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, urban — value — all age ranges or in Nigeria?
Completion rate, primary education, urban — value — all age ranges or in Nigeria was 88.81 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban — value — all age ranges or recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 91.25 % in 2019.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban — value — all age ranges or recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 70.27 % in 2003.
How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, primary education, urban — value — all age ranges or?
Nigeria ranks 54th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
Is completion rate, primary education, urban — value — all age ranges or rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
81 places, 917 data points, 2000–2024
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