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Nigeria

#30

Ranked no. 30 out of 116 countries

EF EPI score:557

Global average score:477

Position in Africa: 3 of 24

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Proficiency Trends

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Geographic Scores

Regions

South West574
North Central564
Niger Delta554
South East535
North West486
North East454

Cities

Lagos578
Ilorin572
Abuja571
Enugu565
Benin City562
Ibadan554
Uyo550
Port Harcourt549
Kaduna541
Owerri538
Kano456

Age Trends

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