Nigeria

Girls in primary school in Nigeria

Girls in primary school in Nigeria: 56.3% in 1999 and 58.1% in 2010, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2010
58.1%
Since 1999
+1.8 percentage points
World, 2010
87.9%
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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Girls in primary school in NigeriaGirls in primary school in Nigeria: 56.3% in 1999 and 58.1% in 2010, by Our World in Data estimates. The highest was 63.3% in 2006, the lowest 56.3% in 1999.
Estimates, Our World in DataWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 63.3% in 2006, the lowest 56.3% in 1999.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearNigeriaWorld
2018–88.2
2017–88.2
2016–88.3
2015–88.2
2014–88.3
2013–88.2
2012–88.2
2011–88.1
201058.187.9
200957.987.9
200856.787.6
200762.787.2
200663.386
200562.185.4
200461.584.7
2003–83.5
2002–81.4
2001–81
200059.280.7
199956.379.9
1998–78.9
1997–78.1
1996–77.9
1995–78
1994–78.3
1993–78
1992–77.7
1991–77.8
1990–77.3
1989–77.6
1988–76.6
1987–75.8
1986–75.3
1985–74
1980–75.8
1975–72.9
1970–69
1965–66
1960–63.1
1955–57.4
1950–51.4
1945–43.5
1940–40
1935–38.2
1930–36.4
1925–33
1920–30.5
1915–29.2
1910–28.1
1905–25.1
1900–23.3
1895–21.8
1890–20
1885–19
1880–17.2
1875–15.7
1870–13.2
1865–10.6
1860–9.3
1855–8
1850–6.8
1845–5.9
1840–5.2
1835–4.5
1830–4
1825–3.5
1820–3.1

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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