ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Nigeria: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
41.49 million
in 2024
Nigeria
904,852
in 2011
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
24th
Nigeria rank
27th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 41.49 million against 904,852 in Nigeria, a difference of 40.58 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 45.8 times Nigeria's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 7.44 million 209,913 7.23 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1990s 13.00 million 397,093 12.60 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2000s 16.41 million 776,726 15.63 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2010s 27.39 million 858,054 26.53 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Nigeria?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 41.49 million against 904,852 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Nigeria?
40.58 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Nigeria?
11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,221 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release