Morocco vs Nigeria: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Morocco
555,146 number
in 2019
Nigeria
608,519 number
in 2011
Morocco rank
37th
Nigeria rank
36th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197119952019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 608,519 number against 555,146 number in Morocco, a difference of 53,373 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Nigeria ahead.

Morocco ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 69,098 number 76,048 number 6,950 number Nigeria
1990s 114,157 number 302,016 number 187,859 number Nigeria
2000s 156,651 number 528,408 number 371,757 number Nigeria
2010s 227,144 number 595,924 number 368,780 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Morocco or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 608,519 number against 555,146 number in Morocco as of 2011.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Morocco and Nigeria?
53,373 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?
10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Morocco ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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