MDG: Eastern Asia vs Nigeria: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

MDG: Eastern Asia
31.84 million
in 2024
Nigeria
608,519
in 2011
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
35th
Nigeria rank
38th

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

  • MDG: Eastern Asia
  • Nigeria
010.0M20.0M30.0M197319982024

How they compare

MDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 31.84 million against 608,519 in Nigeria, a difference of 31.23 million.

That makes MDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 52.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, MDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 38th of 221 groups.

MDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 1.80 million 73,245 1.73 million MDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 3.78 million 302,016 3.48 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 7.55 million 463,129 7.08 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 17.33 million 595,924 16.73 million MDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), MDG: Eastern Asia or Nigeria?
MDG: Eastern Asia, at 31.84 million against 608,519 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between MDG: Eastern Asia and Nigeria?
31.23 million, with MDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia and Nigeria?
14 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 38th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 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.