Nigeria - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Nigeria was 68.94 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 80.22 in 2006, while its lowest value was 64.12 in 2008.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2000 73.73
2004 71.87
2005 74.98
2006 80.22
2007 71.61
2008 64.12
2009 68.44
2010 68.94

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Nigeria was 78.48 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 101.69 in 2006, while its lowest value was 75.33 in 2008.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2000 90.35
2004 87.85
2005 91.02
2006 101.69
2007 90.07
2008 75.33
2009 78.98
2010 78.48

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Nigeria was 73.79 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 91.14 in 2006, while its lowest value was 69.82 in 2008.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
2000 82.18
2004 79.99
2005 83.13
2006 91.14
2007 80.99
2008 69.82
2009 73.80
2010 73.79

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes