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

Burundi
1.63 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
1.66 units per square kilometre
in 2011
Burundi rank
113th
Nigeria rank
111th

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

  • Burundi
  • Nigeria
00.511.52197119972023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.66 units per square kilometre against 1.63 units per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 0.03 units per square kilometre.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 113th and Nigeria ranks 111th of 195 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0457 units per square kilometre 0.0666 units per square kilometre 0.0209 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.0984 units per square kilometre 0.252 units per square kilometre 0.1536 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.1961 units per square kilometre 0.7676 units per square kilometre 0.5715 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.6351 units per square kilometre 1.47 units per square kilometre 0.8368 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 1.14 units per square kilometre 1.53 units per square kilometre 0.3914 units per square kilometre 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), Burundi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.66 units per square kilometre against 1.63 units per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2011.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Burundi and Nigeria?
0.03 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Nigeria?
16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2010.
How do Burundi and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Burundi ranks 113th and Nigeria ranks 111th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,190 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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