LITERACY RATE IN Nigeria

Nigeria rises the literacy rate

According to UNESCO Nigeria it has an adult literacy rate of 63.16%. While the male literacy rate is 73.73%, for females is 53.25%, showing a big gap between the sexes.

Compared to the rest of countries Nigeria has a low literacy rate.

The literacy rate, has increased in recent years.

Here we show you literacy rate in Nigeria. You can see also:

Nigeria - Literacy rate
DateAdult literacy rate femaleAdult literacy rate maleAdult literacy rateAdult literacy rate 15-24 femaleAdult literacy rate 15-24 maleAdult literacy rate 15-24
202153.25%73.73%63.16%69.05%77.78%73.67%
201852.66%71.26%62.02%60.40%71.81%65.78%
201649.06%68.12%58.22%67.12%78.43%72.96%
201370.75%86.17%79.16%
201179.84%
200841.39%61.25%51.08%51.60%78.50%66.78%
200770.18%
200664.00%76.00%70.00%75.00%83.00%79.00%
200343.00%67.00%55.00%61.00%78.00%69.00%
199144.00%68.00%55.00%62.00%81.00%71.00%
Nigeria - Literacy rate
Nigeria - Literacy rate