Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Nigeria, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Nigeria peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 43rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 in Nigeria?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Nigeria was 0.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Nigeria ranks 43rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release