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Nigeria - Expected Years of School 8.7

World Bank HCI · updated 2026-10-03 · 219 economies tracked

Latest value

8.7 (2025)

Global rank

##171 of 219 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 2010

1.01×

Ranking Race — Expected Years of School

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#29#57#85#113#141#1692010201520202025#158#171
NigeriaKosovoJapanSint Maarten (Dutch part)Ireland

Real annual global ranks, 2010 - 2025. Nigeria climbed from #158 to #171. Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

2023
Fuel subsidy removal curated

Petrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.

Expected Years of School, 2010-2025

World Bank HCI · years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20102015202020258.398.498.68.7

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