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"The completion rate indicates how many persons in a given age group have completed primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. It indicates how many children and adolescents enter school on time and progress through the education system without excessive delays."
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Completion rate for upper secondary school in Nigeria 2013-2020, by gender
The completion rate for upper secondary school in Nigeria was higher among male students. In 2020, ** percent of males finished school, whereas this figure reached ** percent among female students. Between 2018 and 2020, the completion rate increased among both male and female upper secondary students.
Education in Nigeria is compulsory between the ages of *** and 15 years. The official entrance age to upper secondary education in Nigeria is 15 years and it has a duration of three years. Higher education (tertiary or post-secondary education) begins at the age of **.
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UNESCO. (October 8, 2021). Completion rate for upper secondary school in Nigeria in selected years between 2013 and 2020, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1130675/completion-rate-for-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/
UNESCO. "Completion rate for upper secondary school in Nigeria in selected years between 2013 and 2020, by gender." Chart. October 8, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1130675/completion-rate-for-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/
UNESCO. (2021). Completion rate for upper secondary school in Nigeria in selected years between 2013 and 2020, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1130675/completion-rate-for-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/
UNESCO. "Completion Rate for Upper Secondary School in Nigeria in Selected Years between 2013 and 2020, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Oct 2021, /statistics/1130675/completion-rate-for-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/
UNESCO, Completion rate for upper secondary school in Nigeria in selected years between 2013 and 2020, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1130675/completion-rate-for-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Completion rate for upper secondary school in Nigeria in selected years between 2013 and 2020, by gender [Graph], UNESCO, October 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1130675/completion-rate-for-upper-secondary-school-in-nigeria/
