Education: Levelling the playing field >> Equity and learning outcomes FIGURE 2.5 Wealth, gender and residence affect education in Nigeria FIGURE 2.5 educational attainment of upper-secondary-school-aged adolescents by sex, residence and wealth quintile, 2013 Wealth, gender and residence affect education in Nigeria Educational attainment of upper-secondary-school-aged adolescents in Nigeria, 2013 Entered primary school Still attending primary school Completed primary school Still attending lower secondary school Transited to lower secondary school Never entered, dropped out or did not transition from previous educational level Completed lower secondary school Transited to upper secondary school 17% never BOYS 83% entered 71% entered GIRLS 29% never entered school primary school primary school entered school 83% 71% 76% 66% 71% 60% 49% 44% 48% 42% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 48% transited to 42% transited to upper secondary school upper secondary school 6% never URBAN 94% entered 64% entered RURAL 36% never entered school primary school primary school entered school 94% 64% 90% 57% 51% 86% 33% 65% 31% 63% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 63% transited to 33% transited to upper secondary school upper secondary school 1% never RICHEST QUINTILE 99% entered 28% entered POOREST QUINTILE 72% never entered school primary school primary school entered school 99% 28% 98% 21% 97% 16% 81% 8% 80% 7% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 80% transited to 7% transited to upper secondary school upper secondary school Note: Due to rounding, some totals may not correspond with the sum of the separate figures. Source: UNICEF analysis based on Nigeria DHS, 2013. The STaTe of The World’S Children 2016 48 65