MDG: Developed Regions vs Nigeria: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

MDG: Developed Regions
58.31 million
in 2024
Nigeria
1.51 million
in 2011
MDG: Developed Regions rank
36th
Nigeria rank
33rd

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

  • MDG: Developed Regions
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

MDG: Developed Regions currently reports 58.31 million against 1.51 million in Nigeria, a difference of 56.80 million.

That makes MDG: Developed Regions's figure about 38.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, MDG: Developed Regions has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developed Regions ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 221 groups.

MDG: Developed Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developed Regions Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 32.49 million 61,878 32.43 million MDG: Developed Regions
1980s 35.17 million 225,971 34.95 million MDG: Developed Regions
1990s 46.02 million 699,109 45.32 million MDG: Developed Regions
2000s 53.77 million 1.14 million 52.63 million MDG: Developed Regions
2010s 61.15 million 1.45 million 59.69 million MDG: Developed Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), MDG: Developed Regions or Nigeria?
MDG: Developed Regions, at 58.31 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 MDG: Developed Regions and Nigeria?
56.80 million, with MDG: Developed Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developed Regions and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
How do MDG: Developed Regions and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 221 groups.
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.