Nigeria NG: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data was reported at 57.954 % in 2008. This records a decrease from the previous number of 60.509 % for 2003. Nigeria NG: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 60.509 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2008, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.488 % in 1991 and a record low of 57.954 % in 2008. Nigeria NG: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Actual value and historical data chart for Nigeria Ratio Of Girls To Boys In Primary And Secondary Education Percent

In 2020, some ** percent of children in Nigeria completed the last grade of elementary school, with **** percent of males and **** percent of females. In the following educational levels, the disparity between male students and female students became larger, reaching a gap of **** and **** percentage points in the completion rates of middle school and high school, respectively.

Nigeria NG: Secondary Education: Pupils: % Female data was reported at 46.814 % in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.860 % for 2012. Nigeria NG: Secondary Education: Pupils: % Female data is updated yearly, averaging 42.815 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2013, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.860 % in 2012 and a record low of 25.555 % in 1984. Nigeria NG: Secondary Education: Pupils: % Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Education Statistics. Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Graph and download economic data for Ratio of Female to Male Tertiary School Enrollment for Nigeria (SEENRTERTFMZSNGA) from 1985 to 2018 about enrolled, Nigeria, ratio, tertiary schooling, females, males, and education.

As of 2018, the gross enrollment rate in middle schools in Nigeria stood at 54.4 percent. The South-Eastern states registered the highest figures, with 52.5 percent for males and 59.8 percent for females. In particular, the states of Imo and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had the highest rates nationwide. Moreover, data show that there were relevant differences between the Northern states and the Southern states. The gross enrollment rate measures the enrollment rates of scholars of any age, whereas the net enrollment rates refers only to students in the official age of that specific educational level.

In the academic year 2018/2019, there were *** million undergraduate students in Nigerian universities. About *** thousand were female students, which accounted for around ** percent of all students enrolled in undergraduate programs at Nigerian universities.

Nigeria NG: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 41.387 % in 2008. This records a decrease from the previous number of 43.322 % for 2003. Nigeria NG: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 43.322 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2008, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.729 % in 1991 and a record low of 41.387 % in 2008. Nigeria NG: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Actual value and historical data chart for Nigeria Trained Teachers In Primary Education Female Percent Of Female Teachers

Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education) in Nigeria was reported at 11.86 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nigeria - Unemployment with advanced education, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

As of 2019, women in Nigeria represented ** percent of the total enrollments in adult and basic literacy education in the country. According to the source, Kebbi State had the lowest share of female enrollment.

Nigeria NG: Primary Completion Rate: Female: % of Relevant Age Group data was reported at 68.910 % in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 68.415 % for 2009. Nigeria NG: Primary Completion Rate: Female: % of Relevant Age Group data is updated yearly, averaging 71.705 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2010, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.186 % in 2006 and a record low of 64.088 % in 2008. Nigeria NG: Primary Completion Rate: Female: % of Relevant Age Group data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Nigeria NG: Trained Teachers in Upper Secondary Education: Female: % of Female Teachers data was reported at 15.289 % in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 75.187 % for 2006. Nigeria NG: Trained Teachers in Upper Secondary Education: Female: % of Female Teachers data is updated yearly, averaging 45.238 % from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2010, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.187 % in 2006 and a record low of 15.289 % in 2010. Nigeria NG: Trained Teachers in Upper Secondary Education: Female: % of Female Teachers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Education Statistics. Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted Average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Time series data for the statistic School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) and country Nigeria. Indicator Definition:Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.The indicator "School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)" stands at 7.15 Million as of 12/31/2020, the highest value at least since 12/31/1971, the period currently displayed. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 2.83 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is 2.83.The 3 year change in percent is 9.00.The 5 year change in percent is 16.08.The 10 year change in percent is 35.51.The Serie's long term average value is 4.36 Million. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 63.99 percent higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/1986, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +148.46%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2020, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 0.0%.

As of 2018, the drop-out rate in middle schools in Nigeria was slightly higher among male students. In the second class of lower secondary school, some ** percent of males dropped-out, while the share of female students reached ** percent.

The official junior secondary education age in Nigeria goes from 12 to 14 years old.

The completion rate for upper secondary school in Nigeria was higher among male students. In 2020, ** percent of males finished school, whereas this figure reached ** percent among female students. Between 2018 and 2020, the completion rate increased among both male and female upper secondary students.

Education in Nigeria is compulsory between the ages of *** 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 **.

School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Nigeria was reported at 6484612 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nigeria - Population of the official age for upper secondary education, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

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The highest literacy rates in Nigeria were registered in the southern regions of the country. In the South West, 89 percent of males and 80.6 percent of females were literate as of 2018. Also, the south zones showed the lowest percentage differences between male and female literacy. Female literacy rate in Nigeria is among the highest in West Africa. The highest female literacy rates were registered in Cabo Verde and Ghana, while Nigeria ranked third.

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the impact of a safe-space based life skills training program and a combination of life skills and digital literacy training programs on adolescent girls’ empowerment, education, economic, and reproductive health outcomes. The interventions form two sub-components of the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment project. The sample covered randomly selected secondary school girls between the ages of 15 and 20 in rural and semi-urban schools that were eligible for the safe space-based life skills and digital skills trainings. The baseline data was collected through face-to-face interviews with 8,223 adolescents, 8,007 caregivers, and 270 school principals across Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States. The field data collection occurred simultaneously across the three States and lasted for 44 days between April and June, 2023. Enumerators collected data with tablets containing programmed questionnaires on SurveyCTO platform.

Geographic coverage

The study sample is comprised of senior secondary 1st year adolescent girls, their caregivers, and school principals from Kaduna (28%), Kano (32%), and Katsina (40%) in Nigeria.

Analysis unit

Individual, schools

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Research instrument

The AGILE Adolescent, Caregiver and School questionnaires are provided for download as supporting documentation for the data.