Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Nigeria
Gross tertiary enrolment in Nigeria was 9.7% in 2011.
The latest value for Nigeria is for 2011. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Nigeria, 2011
9.7%
Change from 2010
+0.5percentage points
World, 2011
31.1%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Nigeria over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | – | 43.2% |
| 2022 | – | 42.0% |
| 2021 | – | 41.1% |
| 2020 | – | 39.7% |
| 2019 | – | 38.7% |
| 2018 | – | 37.9% |
| 2017 | – | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | – | 36.6% |
| 2014 | – | 35.6% |
| 2013 | – | 33.1% |
| 2012 | – | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | – | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 9.2% in 2010.
- Since 1985, when it was 3.4%, the figure has changed by +6.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2011 was 31.1%.
More for Nigeria
All statistics for Nigeria
Primary school enrolment (gross)
89.6%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
13.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
77.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
74.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
68.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
24.3%
2023 · UNESCO UIS