Algeria vs Nigeria: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Algeria
1.66 million
in 2024
Nigeria
1.51 million
in 2011
Algeria rank
30th
Nigeria rank
33rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1.66 million against 1.51 million in Nigeria, a difference of 145,570.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 200 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 212,258 302,741 90,483 Nigeria
1990s 456,358 699,109 242,751 Nigeria
2000s 644,638 1.14 million 491,262 Nigeria
2010s 1.17 million 1.45 million 287,560 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Algeria or Nigeria?
Algeria, at 1.66 million against 1.51 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Algeria and Nigeria?
145,570, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
12 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Algeria ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.