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), 1990–2011.
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 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.7 | +0.5pp |
| 2010 | 9.2 | -0.9pp |
| 2005 | 10.1 | +0.6pp |
| 2004 | 9.5 | +0.2pp |
| 2003 | 9.3 | +3.5pp |
| 1999 | 5.8 | +1.7pp |
| 1989 | 4.1 | +0.3pp |
| 1988 | 3.8 | +0.4pp |
| 1987 | 3.5 | -0.1pp |
| 1986 | 3.6 | +0.1pp |
| 1985 | 3.4 | +0.4pp |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.2pp |
| 1983 | 2.9 | +0.2pp |
| 1982 | 2.7 | +0.3pp |
| 1981 | 2.4 | +0.5pp |
| 1980 | 1.9 | +0.2pp |
| 1979 | 1.6 | +0.5pp |
| 1978 | 1.2 | +0.1pp |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.2pp |
| 1976 | 0.8 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Nigeria recorded 9.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2011. The most recent year-on-year change was +0.5pp. The historical series (1990–2011) shows a peak of 10.1 in 2005 and a trough of 0.7 in 1975.
Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.
The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
This indicator tracks nigeria tertiary education enrollment rate in Nigeria, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2011 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2011. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 10.1 % gross enrollment ratio in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.7 in 1975. The latest reading of 9.7 in 2011 represents a year-on-year change of +0.5pp.