Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Nigeria: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
12.18 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
1.51 million number
in 2011
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
30th
Nigeria rank
32nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 12.18 million number against 1.51 million number in Nigeria, a difference of 10.67 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.0 times Nigeria's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.24 million number 61,878 number 1.18 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 2.10 million number 225,971 number 1.87 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 5.51 million number 699,109 number 4.82 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 7.31 million number 1.31 million number 6.00 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 10.76 million number 1.45 million number 9.31 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Nigeria?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 12.18 million number against 1.51 million number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
10.67 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.