Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Nigeria

Nigeria: Completion rate, primary education, rural, male was 57.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
57.1%
Change on year
down 17.8%
World rank
16th
of 20 countries
All-time high
69.5%
in 2016
All-time low
51.1%
in 2007
Years of data
8
2003–2018

Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Nigeria, 2003–2018

02040602003201020182003: 58.5 %2007: 51.1 %2008: 63.3 %2010: 67.7 %2011: 63.4 %2013: 59.1 %2016: 69.5 %2018: 57.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Nigeria stood at 57.1%.

That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Nigeria peaked at 69.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2007.

Nigeria ranks 16th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.6% 51.1% 63.3% 3
2010s 63.4% 57.1% 69.5% 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

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  3. 15 Cameroon 63.3% compare
  4. 17 Ethiopia 43.9% compare
  5. 18 Mali 42.0% compare
  6. 19 Senegal 37.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Nigeria?
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Nigeria was 57.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, male recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, male recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2007.
How does Nigeria rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, male?
Nigeria ranks 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, rural, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 250 data points, 1996–2018
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/