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Nigeria: School enrollment, preprimary

23.46percent · 2018-47.3% since 2004

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school. Annual figures for Nigeria from 2001 to 2018.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201823.456
201719.655
201615.885
201523.994
201415.046
201143.17
201041.831
200940.609
200838.31
200543.824
200444.481
200335.888
200125.517

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, preprimary. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-preprimary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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