Nigeria vs Post-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Nigeria
249,756 number
in 2011
Post-demographic dividend
6.02 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
11th
Post-demographic dividend rank
13th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • Post-demographic dividend
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199720082019

How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 6.02 million number against 249,756 number in Nigeria, a difference of 5.77 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 24.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 11th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 13th of 140 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 159,225 number 5.84 million number 5.68 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 260,500 number 6.42 million number 6.16 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 251,948 number 7.19 million number 6.94 million number Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Nigeria or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 6.02 million number against 249,756 number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Nigeria and Post-demographic dividend?
5.77 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Post-demographic dividend?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Nigeria ranks 11th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 13th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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