{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ng-tertiary-enrollment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-tertiary-enrollment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-tertiary-enrollment-rate/","title":"Nigeria Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate (2011)","description":"Nigeria's Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate: 9.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2011, +0.5pp YoY. World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR), 1975–2011.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","Nigeria","2011"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Nigeria","temporal_coverage":"1975/2011","unit":"% gross enrollment ratio","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2011","variable_measured":"Nigeria Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR?locations=NG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2011"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Nigeria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Nigeria (2011)","value":"9.7","unit":"% gross enrollment ratio","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Nigeria Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":0.741649985313416},{"period":"1976","value":0.819750010967255},{"period":"1977","value":1.04461002349853},{"period":"1978","value":1.1761599779129},{"period":"1979","value":1.63014996051788},{"period":"1980","value":1.86968994140625},{"period":"1981","value":2.36316990852356},{"period":"1982","value":2.708899974823},{"period":"1983","value":2.88541007041931},{"period":"1984","value":3.03946995735169},{"period":"1985","value":3.41904997825623},{"period":"1986","value":3.56057000160217},{"period":"1987","value":3.47396993637085},{"period":"1988","value":3.82961988449097},{"period":"1989","value":4.0863299369812},{"period":"1999","value":5.80225992202759},{"period":"2003","value":9.28291988372803},{"period":"2004","value":9.52007961273193},{"period":"2005","value":10.0968999862671},{"period":"2010","value":9.21187548100134},{"period":"2011","value":9.74153350922586}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% gross enrollment ratio"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2011","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"10.1","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"9.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2003","value":"9.3","yoyChange":"+3.5pp"},{"year":"1999","value":"5.8","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"1989","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"1988","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"1987","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"1986","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"1985","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"1984","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"1983","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"1982","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"1981","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"1980","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"1979","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"1978","value":"1.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"1977","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"1976","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Nigeria from 1990 to present. 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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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 change of +0.5pp."}]}