School enrollment, tertiary, male in Nigeria
Nigeria: School enrollment, tertiary, male was 11.5% in 2011. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Nigeria, 1985–2011
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2011, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Nigeria stood at 11.5%.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Nigeria peaked at 11.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1987.
Nigeria ranks 153rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5.1% | — |
| 1986 | 5.3% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 5.8% | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +68.6% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.0% | 11.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.6% | 11.5% | 2 |
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 school enrollment, tertiary, male in Nigeria?
- School enrollment, tertiary, male in Nigeria was 11.5% in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1987.
- How does Nigeria rank for school enrollment, tertiary, male?
- Nigeria ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.