Nigeria
Global ranking:
#21

Nigeria

EF EPI score:578
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Global average score:485

Scores by skill

Reading score:602
Listening score:569
Writing score:596
Speaking score:540
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Proficiency Trends

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Age Trends

  • 18-20 yrs
  • 21-25 yrs
  • 26-30 yrs
  • 31-40 yrs
  • 41+ yrs

Gender Trends

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Scores by job function

Accounting & Finance:548
Admin & Clerical:570
Customer Service:592
Human Resources:576
IT:609
Legal:586
Marketing:540
Operations:595
Purchasing & Procurement:533
Sales:554
Strategy & Project management:598
Student:518
Teacher:556
Technicians/Maintenance:521
Unspecified/unemployed:576

Geographic Scores

Regions

  • South West584
  • North Central572
  • Niger Delta561
  • South East550
  • North West489
  • North East455

Cities

  • Abeokuta592
  • Lagos588
  • Akure587
  • Osogbo583
  • Abuja579
  • Awka579
  • Jos575
  • Calabar574
  • Ibadan573
  • Enugu572
  • Ilorin568
  • Port Harcourt563
  • Uyo561
  • Asaba559
  • Benin City559
  • Warri558
  • Aba554
  • Owerri544
  • Kaduna541
  • Maiduguri478
  • Sokoto476
  • Bauchi469
  • Kano467
  • Gombe458
  • Katsina441

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