East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Nigeria: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
22.52 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
555,491 number
in 2011
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
9th
Nigeria rank
11th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Nigeria
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M199820082019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 22.52 million number against 555,491 number in Nigeria, a difference of 21.96 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 40.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 5.04 million number 306,119 number 4.74 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 10.86 million number 562,740 number 10.30 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 16.69 million number 551,854 number 16.14 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Nigeria?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 22.52 million number against 555,491 number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
21.96 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Nigeria?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).