Nigeria Literacy Rate 1991-2025
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.
- Nigeria literacy rate for 2018 was 62.02%, a 10.94% increase from 2008.
- Nigeria literacy rate for 2008 was 51.08%, a 19.12% decline from 2006.
- Nigeria literacy rate for 2006 was 70.20%, a 15.43% increase from 2003.
- Nigeria literacy rate for 2003 was 54.77%, a 0.67% decline from 1991.
| Nigeria Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2018 |
62.02% |
10.94% |
| 2008 |
51.08% |
-19.12% |
| 2006 |
70.20% |
15.43% |
| 2003 |
54.77% |
-0.67% |
| 1991 |
55.45% |
-0.67% |
