Expected years in school in Nigeria
10.5
years · 2023
168th highest of 195 countries
In 2013: 8.9
Nearby in the ranking
- Afghanistan 10.8
- Guatemala 10.7
- Guinea-Bissau 10.6
- Nigeria 10.5
- Liberia 10.5
- Benin 10.4
- Guinea 10.4
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About the data
Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.
- Unit
- years
- Years
- 1990–2023
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- Our World in Data
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- Our World in Data; UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0