What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?

11.80 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?

6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Nigeria: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male

East Asia & Pacific

12.11 million number

in 2019

Nigeria

305,735 number

in 2011

East Asia & Pacific rank

7th

Nigeria rank

9th

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

East Asia & Pacific
Nigeria

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 12.11 million number against 305,735 number in Nigeria, a difference of 11.80 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 39.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.29 million number	146,894 number	4.14 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	7.21 million number	302,240 number	6.91 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	9.37 million number	299,906 number	9.07 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male, East Asia & Pacific or Nigeria?: East Asia & Pacific, at 12.11 million number against 305,735 number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 11.80 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 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, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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