Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.0% on the previous year and up 123.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.
That places Nigeria 165th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +37.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 162 United States 0.6% compare
- 163 Gambia 0.6% compare
- 164 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6% compare
- 166 Somalia 0.6% compare
- 167 Afghanistan 0.5% compare
- 168 India 0.5% compare
More education data for Nigeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 0.6% 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 0.6% 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 2012.
- How does Nigeria rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Nigeria ranks 165th out of 208 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 123.0%. 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, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release