Nigeria vs Syria: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male
Nigeria
82,217
in 2023
Syria
64,912
in 2023
Nigeria rank
5th
Syria rank
6th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … male over time
- Nigeria
- Syria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 82,217 against 64,912 in Syria, a difference of 17,305.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 5th and Syria ranks 6th of 235 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 4,493 | 2,550 | 1,942 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 33,308 | 15,993 | 17,315 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 52,746 | 25,430 | 27,316 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 63,186 | 62,494 | 692.5 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Nigeria or Syria?
- Nigeria, at 82,217 against 64,912 in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Nigeria and Syria?
- 17,305, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Syria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Syria rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and Syria ranks 6th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (number). 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