Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted was 0.8088 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria is 0.8088 UIS estimate, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Nigeria peaked at 0.8088 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4853 UIS estimate, in 2016.
Nigeria ranks 119th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5082 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.5055 UIS estimate | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5259 UIS estimate | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5006 UIS estimate | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4853 UIS estimate | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5005 UIS estimate | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5179 UIS estimate | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5368 UIS estimate | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5456 UIS estimate | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5884 UIS estimate | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6972 UIS estimate | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8088 UIS estimate | +16.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.8088 UIS estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7118 UIS estimate, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.8088 UIS estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6694 UIS estimate, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5101 UIS estimate | 0.4853 UIS estimate | 0.5368 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.66 UIS estimate | 0.5456 UIS estimate | 0.8088 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 0.8088 UIS estimate 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 0.8088 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4853 UIS estimate in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Nigeria ranks 119th 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 60.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release