ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) vs Nigeria: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
13.8%
in 2024
Nigeria
9.7%
in 2011
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
163rd
Nigeria rank
164th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Nigeria
How they compare
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 13.8% against 9.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1975 it was ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 163rd and Nigeria ranks 164th of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 1.1% | 2.2% | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 1.3% | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 1.6% | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.6% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.5% | 1.7% | ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) or Nigeria?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 13.8% against 9.7% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Nigeria?
- 4.1%, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Nigeria?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
- How do ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Nigeria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 163rd and Nigeria ranks 164th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release