Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa, with about 182 million people. As a major donor, Nigeria holds a seat on the Commonwealth of Learning’s (COL) Board of Governors. It also hosts a COL regional centre, the Regional Training and Research Institute for Distance and Open Learning (RETRIDOL).
School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
26,966,917 | 15,867,251 | |
Secondary | Tertiary | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending 20161 |
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39.8% | 44.1% | |
Female | Male | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending 20111 |
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8.3% | 12% | |
Female | Male | |
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Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
47.9% | 27.5% | |
Secondary (2010) | Tertiary (2011) | |
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1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 |