School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 8.18 years in 2011. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nigeria, 1986β2011
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2011, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nigeria stood at 8.18 years. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nigeria peaked at 8.18 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.94 years, in 1989.
That places Nigeria 161st out of 175 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.27 years | 5.94 years | 6.5 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.86 years | 6.86 years | 6.86 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.57 years | 6.97 years | 8.16 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.04 years | 7.9 years | 8.18 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 158 Solomon Islands 8.79 years compare
- 159 Iraq 8.75 years compare
- 160 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.52 years compare
- 162 Ethiopia 7.92 years compare
- 163 Afghanistan 7.72 years compare
- 164 Guinea 7.67 years compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nigeria?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Nigeria was 8.18 years in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.94 years in 1989.
- How does Nigeria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Nigeria ranks 161st out of 175 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.