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Start month of the academic school year in Nigeria

Nigeria: Start month of the academic school year was 9 tertiary education in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9 tertiary education
World rank
32nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
10 tertiary education
in 1998
All-time low
9 tertiary education
in 2010
Years of data
18
1998–2022

Start month of the academic school year in Nigeria, 1998–2022

02468101998201020221998: 10 tertiary education1999: 10 tertiary education2000: 10 tertiary education2001: 10 tertiary education2002: 10 tertiary education2003: 10 tertiary education2004: 10 tertiary education2005: 10 tertiary education2006: 10 tertiary education2007: 10 tertiary education2008: 10 tertiary education2009: 10 tertiary education2010: 9 tertiary education2011: 9 tertiary education2012: 10 tertiary education2013: 10 tertiary education2014: 10 tertiary education2022: 9 tertiary education

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

In 2022, start month of the academic school year in Nigeria stood at 9 tertiary education. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Nigeria peaked at 10 tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9 tertiary education, in 2010.

Nigeria ranks 32nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Start month of the academic school year in Nigeria, year by year

Year tertiary education Change
1998 10 tertiary education —
1999 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2000 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2001 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2002 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2003 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2004 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2005 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2006 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2007 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2008 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2009 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2010 9 tertiary education -10.0%
2011 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2012 10 tertiary education +11.1%
2013 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2014 10 tertiary education +0.0%
2022 9 tertiary education -10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 2
2000s 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 10
2010s 9.6 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 5
2020s 9 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 1

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 32 Aruba 9 tertiary education compare
  2. 32 Angola 9 tertiary education compare
  3. 32 Andorra 9 tertiary education compare
  4. 32 United Arab Emirates 9 tertiary education compare
  5. 32 Armenia 9 tertiary education compare
  6. 32 Antigua and Barbuda 9 tertiary education compare
  7. 32 Austria 9 tertiary education compare
  8. 32 Azerbaijan 9 tertiary education compare
  9. 32 Burundi 9 tertiary education compare
  10. 32 Belgium 9 tertiary education compare
  11. 32 Bulgaria 9 tertiary education compare
  12. 32 Bahrain 9 tertiary education compare
  13. 32 Bahamas 9 tertiary education compare
  14. 32 Belarus 9 tertiary education compare
  15. 32 Barbados 9 tertiary education compare
  16. 32 Canada 9 tertiary education compare
  17. 32 China 9 tertiary education compare
  18. 32 Comoros 9 tertiary education compare
  19. 32 Curacao 9 tertiary education compare
  20. 32 Cayman Islands 9 tertiary education compare
  21. 32 Cyprus 9 tertiary education compare
  22. 32 Czechia 9 tertiary education compare
  23. 32 Germany 9 tertiary education compare
  24. 32 Algeria 9 tertiary education compare
  25. 32 Spain 9 tertiary education compare
  26. 32 Estonia 9 tertiary education compare
  27. 32 Ethiopia 9 tertiary education compare
  28. 32 France 9 tertiary education compare
  29. 32 United Kingdom 9 tertiary education compare
  30. 32 Georgia 9 tertiary education compare
  31. 32 Gibraltar 9 tertiary education compare
  32. 32 Gambia 9 tertiary education compare
  33. 32 Equatorial Guinea 9 tertiary education compare
  34. 32 Greece 9 tertiary education compare
  35. 32 Grenada 9 tertiary education compare
  36. 32 Guyana 9 tertiary education compare
  37. 32 Hong Kong 9 tertiary education compare
  38. 32 Croatia 9 tertiary education compare
  39. 32 Hungary 9 tertiary education compare
  40. 32 Indonesia 9 tertiary education compare
  41. 32 Ireland 9 tertiary education compare
  42. 32 Iran 9 tertiary education compare
  43. 32 Israel 9 tertiary education compare
  44. 32 Italy 9 tertiary education compare
  45. 32 Jamaica 9 tertiary education compare
  46. 32 Kazakhstan 9 tertiary education compare
  47. 32 Kyrgyzstan 9 tertiary education compare
  48. 32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9 tertiary education compare
  49. 32 Kuwait 9 tertiary education compare
  50. 32 Laos 9 tertiary education compare
  51. 32 Libya 9 tertiary education compare
  52. 32 Saint Lucia 9 tertiary education compare
  53. 32 Lithuania 9 tertiary education compare
  54. 32 Luxembourg 9 tertiary education compare
  55. 32 Latvia 9 tertiary education compare
  56. 32 Macao 9 tertiary education compare
  57. 32 Morocco 9 tertiary education compare
  58. 32 Monaco 9 tertiary education compare
  59. 32 Moldova 9 tertiary education compare
  60. 32 North Macedonia 9 tertiary education compare
  61. 32 Malta 9 tertiary education compare
  62. 32 Mongolia 9 tertiary education compare
  63. 32 Malawi 9 tertiary education compare
  64. 32 Niger 9 tertiary education compare
  65. 32 Oman 9 tertiary education compare
  66. 32 Pakistan 9 tertiary education compare
  67. 32 Philippines 9 tertiary education compare
  68. 32 Palau 9 tertiary education compare
  69. 32 Poland 9 tertiary education compare
  70. 32 Portugal 9 tertiary education compare
  71. 32 Qatar 9 tertiary education compare
  72. 32 Romania 9 tertiary education compare
  73. 32 Russia 9 tertiary education compare
  74. 32 Rwanda 9 tertiary education compare
  75. 32 Sudan 9 tertiary education compare
  76. 32 San Marino 9 tertiary education compare
  77. 32 Serbia 9 tertiary education compare
  78. 32 Slovakia 9 tertiary education compare
  79. 32 Slovenia 9 tertiary education compare
  80. 32 Syria 9 tertiary education compare
  81. 32 Turks and Caicos Islands 9 tertiary education compare
  82. 32 Tajikistan 9 tertiary education compare
  83. 32 Turkmenistan 9 tertiary education compare
  84. 32 Trinidad and Tobago 9 tertiary education compare
  85. 32 Tunisia 9 tertiary education compare
  86. 32 Turkey 9 tertiary education compare
  87. 32 Ukraine 9 tertiary education compare
  88. 32 Uzbekistan 9 tertiary education compare
  89. 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9 tertiary education compare
  90. 32 Venezuela 9 tertiary education compare
  91. 32 British Virgin Islands 9 tertiary education compare
  92. 32 Vietnam 9 tertiary education compare
  93. 32 Yemen 9 tertiary education compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is start month of the academic school year in Nigeria?
Start month of the academic school year in Nigeria was 9 tertiary education in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 10 tertiary education in 1998.
What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 9 tertiary education in 2010.
How does Nigeria rank for start month of the academic school year?
Nigeria ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit
tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
211 places, 5,363 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release