Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Nigeria
Nigeria: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 5 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Nigeria, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Nigeria stood at 5 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Nigeria peaked at 5 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2 years | 3 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Afghanistan 6 years compare
- 2 Algeria 5 years compare
- 2 Burundi 5 years compare
- 2 Canada 5 years compare
- 2 Guam 5 years compare
- 2 Indonesia 5 years compare
- 2 Iran 5 years compare
- 2 North Korea 5 years compare
- 2 Liechtenstein 5 years compare
- 2 Namibia 5 years compare
- 2 Philippines 5 years compare
- 2 Switzerland 5 years compare
- 2 Tanzania 5 years compare
- 2 United States Virgin Islands 5 years compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Nigeria?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Nigeria was 5 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.