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.
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 |
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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 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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About this data
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.