Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria
Nigeria: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1.01 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8111 index, in 1981.
That places Nigeria 67th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8111 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8187 index | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8243 index | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8288 index | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8348 index | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8405 index | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8481 index | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8543 index | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8585 index | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8622 index | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8639 index | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8666 index | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8681 index | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8698 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8714 index | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8741 index | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8769 index | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.882 index | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8885 index | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8974 index | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9058 index | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9151 index | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9256 index | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9387 index | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9535 index | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9657 index | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9742 index | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9769 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9768 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.977 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9775 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9787 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9814 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9867 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9919 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.996 index | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9989 index | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.01 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.01 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8355 index | 0.8111 index | 0.8585 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8724 index | 0.8622 index | 0.8885 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.943 index | 0.8974 index | 0.9769 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9892 index | 0.977 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Nigeria was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8111 index in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Nigeria ranks 67th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.