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Nigeria: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes

9.07Mcount · 2023

Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator OFST.1.CP. Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
20239,070,702
201010,293,439UIS_EST
20099,900,361UIS_EST
20089,808,950UIS_EST
20077,904,316UIS_EST
20068,241,086UIS_EST
20058,047,765UIS_EST
20047,903,004UIS_EST
20007,209,033UIS_EST

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ofst-1-cp (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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