What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?

75,934 number, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?

9 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Nigeria

904,852 number

in 2011

Saudi Arabia

828,918 number

in 2019

Nigeria rank

25th

Saudi Arabia rank

27th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

Nigeria
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 904,852 number against 828,918 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 75,934 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 187 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	189,009 number	67,920 number	121,089 number	Nigeria
1990s	397,093 number	169,312 number	227,781 number	Nigeria
2000s	776,726 number	236,585 number	540,141 number	Nigeria
2010s	858,054 number	463,774 number	394,280 number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?: Nigeria, at 904,852 number against 828,918 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2011.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?: 75,934 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?: Nigeria ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.