Libya vs Nigeria: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education

Libya
18 years
in 2017
Nigeria
18 years
in 2019
Libya rank
53rd
Nigeria rank
53rd

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education over time

  • Libya
  • Nigeria
05101520199820082019

How they compare

Libya currently reports 18 years against 18 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 169 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 18 years 18 years 0 years
2000s 18 years 18 years 0 years
2010s 18 years 18 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education, Libya or Nigeria?
Libya, at 18 years against 18 years in Nigeria as of 2017.
What is the difference in official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education between Libya and Nigeria?
0 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nigeria?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Libya and Nigeria rank globally for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Libya ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.