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Start month of the academic school year in Nigeria

Nigeria: Start month of the academic school year was 10 tertiary education in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
10 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 205 countries
All-time high
10 tertiary education
in 1998
All-time low
9 tertiary education
in 2010
Years of data
17
1998–2014

Start month of the academic school year in Nigeria, 1998–2014

02468101998200620141998: 10 tertiary education1999: 10 tertiary education2000: 10 tertiary education2001: 10 tertiary education2002: 10 tertiary education2003: 10 tertiary education2004: 10 tertiary education2005: 10 tertiary education2006: 10 tertiary education2007: 10 tertiary education2008: 10 tertiary education2009: 10 tertiary education2010: 9 tertiary education2011: 9 tertiary education2012: 10 tertiary education2013: 10 tertiary education2014: 10 tertiary education

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Nigeria is 10 tertiary education, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Nigeria peaked at 10 tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9 tertiary education, in 2010.

Nigeria ranks 5th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 2
2000s 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 10
2010s 9.6 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 10 tertiary education 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 3 Congo, Republic of 11 tertiary education compare
  2. 3 Côte d'Ivoire 11 tertiary education compare
  3. 5 Albania 10 tertiary education compare
  4. 5 Benin 10 tertiary education compare
  5. 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 tertiary education compare
  6. 5 Burkina Faso 10 tertiary education compare
  7. 5 Cabo Verde 10 tertiary education compare
  8. 5 Cameroon 10 tertiary education compare
  9. 5 Chad 10 tertiary education compare
  10. 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 tertiary education compare
  11. 5 Djibouti 10 tertiary education compare
  12. 5 Egypt, Arab Republic of 10 tertiary education compare
  13. 5 Gabon 10 tertiary education compare
  14. 5 Guinea 10 tertiary education compare
  15. 5 Guinea-Bissau 10 tertiary education compare
  16. 5 Haiti 10 tertiary education compare
  17. 5 Indonesia 10 tertiary education compare
  18. 5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10 tertiary education compare
  19. 5 Lebanon 10 tertiary education compare
  20. 5 Liberia 10 tertiary education compare
  21. 5 Mali 10 tertiary education compare
  22. 5 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 10 tertiary education compare
  23. 5 Nepal 10 tertiary education compare
  24. 5 San Marino, Republic of 10 tertiary education compare
  25. 5 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 10 tertiary education compare
  26. 5 Senegal 10 tertiary education compare
  27. 5 Sierra Leone 10 tertiary education compare
  28. 5 Somalia 10 tertiary education compare
  29. 5 Togo 10 tertiary education compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is start month of the academic school year in Nigeria?
Start month of the academic school year in Nigeria was 10 tertiary education in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 10 tertiary education in 1998.
What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 9 tertiary education in 2010.
How does Nigeria rank for start month of the academic school year?
Nigeria ranks 5th out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit
tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 4,023 data points, 1991–2020
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Starting month of the academic school year for tertiary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/