The gross enrollment ratio in upper secondary school in Nigeria dropped over the past years. In 2018, 38.7 percent of population in upper secondary education age was enrolled.
Education in Nigeria is compulsory between the ages of six and 15 years. The official entrance age to upper secondary education in Nigeria is 15 years and it has a duration of three years. Higher education (tertiary or post-secondary education) begins at the age of 18.
Gross enrollment ratio in upper secondary school in Nigeria from 2012 to 2018
Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.
Data for 2017 not available.
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UNESCO. (October 8, 2021). Gross enrollment ratio in upper secondary school in Nigeria from 2012 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130646/gross-enrollment-ratio-in-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/
UNESCO. "Gross enrollment ratio in upper secondary school in Nigeria from 2012 to 2018." Chart. October 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130646/gross-enrollment-ratio-in-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/
UNESCO. (2021). Gross enrollment ratio in upper secondary school in Nigeria from 2012 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130646/gross-enrollment-ratio-in-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/
UNESCO. "Gross Enrollment Ratio in Upper Secondary School in Nigeria from 2012 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130646/gross-enrollment-ratio-in-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/
UNESCO, Gross enrollment ratio in upper secondary school in Nigeria from 2012 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130646/gross-enrollment-ratio-in-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Gross enrollment ratio in upper secondary school in Nigeria from 2012 to 2018 [Graph], UNESCO, October 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130646/gross-enrollment-ratio-in-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/