Nigeria: Tertiary school enrollment
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| Nigeria |
Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 9.74 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1975 - 2011 |
| Average | 4.30 |
| Min - Max | 0.74 - 10.10 |
| Source | UNESCO |
The latest value from 2011 is 9.74 percent, an increase from 9.21 percent in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 37.52 percent, based on data from 138 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 1975 to 2011 is 4.3 percent. The minimum value, 0.74 percent, was reached in 1975 while the maximum of 10.1 percent was recorded in 2005.
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The tertiary school enrollment in Nigeria is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Education spending, percent of government spending | 2.98 | 2024 | percent |
| Literacy rate | 70.41 | 2024 | percent |
| Female literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 81.43 | 2024 | percent |
| Male literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 81.31 | 2024 | percent |
| Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 81.36 | 2024 | percent |
| Student teacher ratio, primary school | 37.55 | 2010 | students per teacher |
| Primary school completion rate | 70.16 | 2010 | percent |
| School starting age, primary school | 6 | 2025 | years |
| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 1.01 | 2019 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 0.95 | 2018 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 0.69 | 2011 | percent |
| Preprimary school enrollment | 23.46 | 2018 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 89.59 | 2023 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 46.89 | 2023 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 9.74 | 2011 | percent |
| Trained teachers in primary education | 62.18 | 2018 | percent |