School enrollment, primary (% gross)
89.6% Nigeria, 2023
Up 5.8 points from 83.8% in 2021.
Administrative dataYearly
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SE.PRM.ENRR · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
- Type of figure
- Administrative data. Counted from government or institutional records, such as school registers or health facility reports.
- Updated
- Yearly
- Compiled from
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SE.PRM.ENRR)
- 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.ENRR. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 89.6% |
| 2021 | 83.8% |
| 2020 | 84.4% |
| 2018 | 81.6% |
| 2016 | 78.9% |
| 2015 | 25.6% |
| 2014 | 84.1% |
| 2013 | 87.8% |
| 2012 | 85.9% |
| 2011 | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 79.8% |
| 2009 | 80.3% |
| 2008 | 79.3% |
| 2007 | 88.1% |
| 2006 | 96.7% |
| 2005 | 96.3% |
| 2004 | 95.8% |
| 2003 | 94.8% |
| 2002 | 93.7% |
| 2001 | 92.5% |
| 2000 | 95.5% |
| 1999 | 91.6% |
| 1996 | 76.8% |
| 1995 | 87.4% |
| 1994 | 91.5% |
| 1993 | 91.3% |
| 1992 | 86.7% |
| 1991 | 82.3% |
| 1990 | 83.1% |
| 1989 | 79.8% |
| 1988 | 81.8% |
| 1987 | 85.9% |
| 1986 | 89.6% |
| 1985 | 102.8% |
| 1984 | 109.1% |
| 1983 | 110.3% |
| 1982 | 110.6% |
| 1981 | 101.6% |
| 1980 | 94.2% |
| 1979 | 89.3% |
| 1978 | 76.0% |
| 1977 | 59.9% |
| 1976 | 49.0% |
| 1973 | 51.1% |
| 1972 | 49.6% |
| 1971 | 45.2% |
| 1970 | 41.9% |