Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 0.9133 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria is 0.9133, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 0.9136 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7614, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 147th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7846 | 0.7614 | 0.8097 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8229 | 0.8172 | 0.8339 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8595 | 0.8229 | 0.8866 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8907 | 0.8835 | 0.9024 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9116 | 0.907 | 0.9136 | 6 |
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More gender data for Nigeria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria?
- Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria was 0.9133 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9136 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7614 in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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