Nigeria vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Nigeria
608,519
in 2011
SDG: Europe and Northern America
28.68 million
in 2024
Nigeria rank
38th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
38th

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

  • Nigeria
  • SDG: Europe and Northern America
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How they compare

SDG: Europe and Northern America currently reports 28.68 million against 608,519 in Nigeria, a difference of 28.08 million.

That makes SDG: Europe and Northern America's figure about 47.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, SDG: Europe and Northern America has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 38th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 38th of 195 countries.

SDG: Europe and Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria SDG: Europe and Northern America Difference Ahead
1980s 73,245 16.78 million 16.70 million SDG: Europe and Northern America
1990s 302,016 21.73 million 21.43 million SDG: Europe and Northern America
2000s 463,129 25.80 million 25.34 million SDG: Europe and Northern America
2010s 595,924 30.48 million 29.89 million SDG: Europe and Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Nigeria or SDG: Europe and Northern America?
SDG: Europe and Northern America, at 28.68 million against 608,519 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Nigeria and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
28.08 million, with SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
14 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Nigeria ranks 38th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 38th of 195 countries.
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.