In 2020, some 77 percent of children in Nigeria completed the last grade of elementary school, with 78.2 percent of males and 77.1 percent of females. In the following educational levels, the disparity between male students and female students became larger, reaching a gap of four and 13.8 percentage points in the completion rates of middle school and high school, respectively.
School completion rate in Nigeria in 2020, by educational level and gender
Number of children or young people aged 3 -5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed the last grade of primary school.
Completion rate for lower secondary education – Number of children or young people aged 3 -5 years above the intended age for the last grade of lower secondary education who have completed the last grade of lower secondary.
Completion rate for upper secondary education – Number of children or young people aged 3 -5 years above the intended age for the last grade of upper secondary education who have completed the last grade of upper secondary.
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UNESCO. (October 8, 2021). School completion rate in Nigeria in 2020, by educational level and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128794/school-completion-rate-in-nigeria-by-educational-level/
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