According to UNESCO Nigeria it has an adult literacy rate of 62.02%. While the male literacy rate is 71.26%, for females is 52.66%, showing a big gap between the sexes.
Compared to the rest of countries is number 137º in the ranking of literacy rate.
The literacy rate, has increased in recent years.
Here we show you literacy rate in Nigeria. You can see also:
- Literacy rate in other countries: ranking of literacy rate
- Government expenditure on education in Nigeria
- Economic information about Nigeria: Nigeria's economy