How does Nigeria rank for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized?

Nigeria ranks 1st out of 75 countries with data for 2025.

Is sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Nigeria

Name: SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Nigeria
Creator: International Labour Organization
License: ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)

Nigeria: SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 75 countries

All-time high

in 2024

All-time low

in 2019

Years of data

2019–2025

SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Nigeria, 2019–2025

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2025, sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Nigeria stood at 3. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.

Nigeria ranks 1st of 75 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment in Nigeria, 2019 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
2019	2	—
2020	2	+0.0%
2023	2	+0.0%
2024	3	+50.0%
2025	3	+0.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

Nigeria's 3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Nigeria's 3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	2	2	2	1
2020s	2.5	2	3	4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

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More work & labour data for Nigeria

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0025 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0591 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3624 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 287,130 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 123,508 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 237,227 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 239,521 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 476,748 1000 No (2100)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Nigeria?: Sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Nigeria was 3 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 3 in 2024.
What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
How does Nigeria rank for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized?: Nigeria ranks 1st out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
Is sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?: The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment
Source: International Labour Organization
Licence: ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage: 75 places, 440 data points, 2019–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

SDG 8.b.1 tracks whether a country has a national youth employment strategy, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy, and how far it has been implemented. Scores run from 0, meaning no strategy or steps taken, through 1 (under development) and 2 (formally adopted), to 3 (fully operational).