Number of university professors in Nigeria 2019, by discipline and gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 16, 2022
In 2019, there were some 11 thousand university professors in Nigeria. Male professors represented the majority in all disciplines. Sciences faculties, which counted the highest number of professors, had two thousand male professors and 343 female professors. The lowest number of women working as professors at Nigerian universities was recorded in the faculty for Genetics and Biotechnology, with 10 female professors.

Number of university professors in Nigeria as of 2019, by discipline and gender

CharacteristicMaleFemale
Sciences 2,008 343
Education 1,200 465
Agriculture 1,158 164
Social sciences 1,061 122
Arts 930 176
Engineering and technology 823 36
Administration and management 764 85
Medicine 736 153
Environmental sciences 304 37
Basic medical and health sciences 298 90
Law 240 44
Computing 197 19
Veterinary medicine 162 14
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of professors2,3512,3511,6651,6651,3221,3221,1831,1831,1061,10685985984984988988934134138838828428421621617617619119133332424MaleFemaleSciencesEducationAgricultureSocial sciencesArtsEngineering and technologyAdministration and managementMedicineEnvironmental sciencesBasic medical and health sciencesLawComputingVeterinary medicinePharmacyGenetics and Biotechnology (GBT)Other academics
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2021

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