Nigeria Literacy Rate | Chart & Data

Nigeria Literacy Rate (1991-2021)

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Literacy Rate

Nigeria literacy rate for 2021 was 63.16%, a 1.14% increase from 2018.

Nigeria literacy rate for 2018 was 62.02%, a 3.79% increase from 2016.
Nigeria literacy rate for 2016 was 58.22%, a 7.14% increase from 2008.
Nigeria literacy rate for 2008 was 51.08%, a 18.92% decline from 2006.

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.