At the postgraduate level, 57 start-up founders in West Africa studied abroad. Specifically, 31 people studied in the United States, by far the most common country for postgraduate studies among start-up founders in this region between 2010 and 2019. Moreover, England and France followed in the ranking, where 12 and four founders graduated, respectively. Only one founder studied in West Africa, more precisely in Nigeria, for the postgraduate degree.
Start-up founders in West Africa between 2010 and 2019, by location of postgraduate institution
Refers to start-ups founded in the West African region with at least one West African co-founder, and that has raised a million dollars cumulatively between 2010 and 2019
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