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

Angola
0.0091 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0088 units per person
in 2011
Angola rank
163rd
Nigeria rank
166th

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

  • Angola
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 0.0091 units per person against 0.0088 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 163rd and Nigeria ranks 166th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0005 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.0029 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0005 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.0052 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0024 units per person 0.0092 units per person 0.0068 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0059 units per person 0.0088 units per person 0.0029 units per person 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), Angola or Nigeria?
Angola, at 0.0091 units per person against 0.0088 units per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Angola and Nigeria?
0.0003 units per person, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
7 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2011.
How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Angola ranks 163rd and Nigeria ranks 166th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.