Nigeria Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate (2011)
Nigeria's Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate: 9.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2011, +0.5pp YoY. World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR), 1975–2011.
Nigeria (2011)
9.7
% gross enrollment ratio
+0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data
Data
| Year | % gross enrollment ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.7 | +0.5pp |
| 2010 | 9.2 | n/a |
| 2005 | 10.1 | +0.6pp |
| 2004 | 9.5 | +0.2pp |
| 2003 | 9.3 | n/a |
| 1999 | 5.8 | n/a |
| 1989 | 4.1 | +0.3pp |
| 1988 | 3.8 | +0.3pp |
| 1987 | 3.5 | -0.1pp |
| 1986 | 3.6 | +0.2pp |
| 1985 | 3.4 | +0.4pp |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.1pp |
| 1983 | 2.9 | +0.2pp |
| 1982 | 2.7 | +0.3pp |
| 1981 | 2.4 | +0.5pp |
| 1980 | 1.9 | +0.3pp |
| 1979 | 1.6 | +0.4pp |
| 1978 | 1.2 | +0.2pp |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.2pp |
| 1976 | 0.8 | +0.1pp |
About this Dataset
Nigeria recorded 9.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2011. The latest change was +0.5pp. Across 1975–2011 the series ranges from 0.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 1975 to 10.1 % gross enrollment ratio in 2005.
This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Nigeria. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Nigeria. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2011. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2011 (21 observations).
The series peaked at 10.1 % gross enrollment ratio in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 1975. The latest reading is 9.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2011. The latest change was +0.5pp.