Nigeria vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Nigeria
904,852
in 2011
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
38.39 million
in 2024
Nigeria rank
27th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
28th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 38.39 million against 904,852 in Nigeria, a difference of 37.49 million.

That makes WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 42.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 27th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 28th of 195 countries.

WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1980s 209,913 6.24 million 6.03 million WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 397,093 11.25 million 10.85 million WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 776,726 14.03 million 13.26 million WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 858,054 23.80 million 22.95 million WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Nigeria or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), at 38.39 million against 904,852 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Nigeria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
37.49 million, with WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Nigeria ranks 27th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 28th of 195 countries.
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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About this data

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