Nigeria vs Pre-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Nigeria
608,519 number
in 2011
Pre-demographic dividend
2.80 million number
in 2018
Nigeria rank
36th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
35th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 2.80 million number against 608,519 number in Nigeria, a difference of 2.19 million number.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 4.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 36th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 187 countries.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 73,245 number 306,906 number 233,660 number Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 302,016 number 681,371 number 379,355 number Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 528,408 number 1.21 million number 681,752 number Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 595,924 number 1.91 million number 1.31 million number Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Nigeria or Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 2.80 million number against 608,519 number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?
2.19 million number, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?
11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Nigeria ranks 36th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th 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.