UIS · Education
Nigeria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, both sexes
33.85percent · 2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ROFST.H.2.RUR. Annual figures for Nigeria from 2003 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.849 | |
| 2021 | 35.527 | |
| 2019 | 27.171 | |
| 2018 | 39.375 | |
| 2016 | 42.131 | |
| 2013 | 39.627 | |
| 2011 | 30.439 | |
| 2008 | 34.017 | |
| 2007 | 37.564 | |
| 2003 | 32.278 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-rofst-h-2-rur (accessed 2026-11-10). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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- Guyana
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- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Moldova, Republic of
- Mongolia
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- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Macedonia
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
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- Tanzania, United Republic of
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- Turks and Caicos Islands
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