Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
70.2% Nigeria, 2010
Up 0.3 points from 69.9% in 2009.
Administrative dataYearlySDG 4.1.2
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- 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.
- Type of figure
- Administrative data. Counted from government or institutional records, such as school registers or health facility reports.
- Updated
- Yearly
- SDG target
- 4.1.2
- Compiled from
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 70.2% |
| 2009 | 69.9% |
| 2008 | 65.8% |
| 2007 | 76.3% |
| 2006 | 86.5% |
| 2005 | 79.2% |
| 2004 | 76.6% |
| 2000 | 80.6% |