Nigeria
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
32% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
33,597,851 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
27,795,284 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
44%
Source: UNSDG, 2017
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
107
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
31%
Source: DHS, 2018
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
74%
Source: DHS, 2018
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
9
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 71%
-
Male 71%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 59%
-
Male 66%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 43%
-
Male 57%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 29%
-
Male 27%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 30%
-
Male 25%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 44%
-
Male 38%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Accelerated Education
Project/Program
Accelerated Learning Program
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Project/Program
African Women Making A Difference
Project/Program
After-School STEM Clubs For Girls
Network/Convening/Conference
Better Life, Better Future
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
COVID-19 Initiative: Objectives to address the Immediate and Long-term Implications of the Pandemic on Girls' Education
Project/Program
COVID-19 Response: Inclusive Education
Project/Program
Coding Boot Camp For Girls
Project/Program
Community Action Plan
Project/Program
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Project/Program
Cummins Technical Education for Communities
Network/Convening/Conference
Education Prevails: Nigerian Teachers Discuss Challenges in COVID-19
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education and Training
Project/Program
End Female Genital Mutilation and Keep Girls in School
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Enough
Project/Program
Four Pillars PLUS
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Gender Equity Initiative
Project/Program
Girls Education Project (GEP) Phase 3
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls' Education Challenge
Project/Program
Girls, Women & the Global Goals: Empowering Women in Conflict Areas
Project/Program
Northern Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) Program
Project/Program
Partnership for Education Project for Nigeria
Project/Program
Radio Repurposed: An old technology offers girls new chances
Research Project/Report/Study
Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE)
Project/Program
Service-learning for WASH in schools
Project/Program
Sisters for Sisters' Education
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Teacher Professional Development
Project/Program
Teacher Training and Support
Research Project/Report/Study
Tega
Research Project/Report/Study
The COVID-19 Crisis and its Impact on Global Education
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Project/Program
The Reading and Numeracy Activity (RANA)
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
UNESCO Malala Fund for Girls’ Right to Education
Research Project/Report/Study
Who Is Going Back to School? A Four-Country Rapid Survey in Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan
Project/Program
Youth Clubs