Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Nigeria

Nigeria: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male was 904,852 number in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
904,852 number
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
25th
of 187 countries
All-time high
904,852 number
in 2011
All-time low
178,856 number
in 1985
Years of data
11
1985–2011

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Nigeria, 1985–2011

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1985199820111985: 178.9k number1986: 196.0k number1987: 192.2k number1988: 228.0k number1989: 254.5k number1999: 397.1k number2003: 740.5k number2004: 764.6k number2005: 825.0k number2010: 811.3k number2011: 904.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 904,852 number for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in 2011. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 127.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Nigeria peaked at 904,852 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 178,856 number, in 1985.

That places Nigeria 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Nigeria, 1985 to 2011.
Year number Change
1985 178,856 number
1986 195,955 number +9.6%
1987 192,215 number -1.9%
1988 228,029 number +18.6%
1989 254,509 number +11.6%
1999 397,093 number +56.0%
2003 740,536 number +86.5%
2004 764,622 number +3.3%
2005 825,020 number +7.9%
2010 811,256 number -1.7%
2011 904,852 number +11.5%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 904,852 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98,239 number, 9.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 904,852 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,431 number, 20.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 209,913 number 178,856 number 254,509 number 5
1990s 397,093 number 397,093 number 397,093 number 1
2000s 776,726 number 740,536 number 825,020 number 3
2010s 858,054 number 811,256 number 904,852 number 2

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 22 Thailand 1.02 million number compare
  2. 23 Spain 952,614 number compare
  3. 24 Peru 905,151 number compare
  4. 26 Italy 844,334 number compare
  5. 27 Saudi Arabia 828,918 number compare
  6. 28 Venezuela 798,887 number compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More reference data data for Nigeria

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Nigeria?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Nigeria was 904,852 number in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 904,852 number in 2011.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 178,856 number in 1985.
How does Nigeria rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Nigeria ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2011.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 127.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Nigeria. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-male-number/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-male-number/nigeria/">Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Nigeria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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