Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 25.7% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.
Nigeria ranks 171st of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +27.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria was 0.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Nigeria ranks 171st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release