Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Nigeria
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Nigeria was 9.7% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 0.5 pts from 2010.
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Nigeria, 1975 to 2011
All 21 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.7 |
| 2010 | 9.2 |
| 2005 | 10.1 |
| 2004 | 9.5 |
| 2003 | 9.3 |
| 1999 | 5.8 |
| 1989 | 4.1 |
| 1988 | 3.8 |
| 1987 | 3.5 |
| 1986 | 3.6 |
| 1985 | 3.4 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1983 | 2.9 |
| 1982 | 2.7 |
| 1981 | 2.4 |
| 1980 | 1.9 |
| 1979 | 1.6 |
| 1978 | 1.2 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1976 | 0.8 |
| 1975 | 0.7 |
Rankings
- Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
- EU countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
Definition
Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.
How to cite
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Nigeria?
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Nigeria was 9.7% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 0.5 pts from 2010.
Where does this figure come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Nigeria?
10.1% in 2005, the highest value since 1975 in this series.