Universities in Nigeria

Statistics report on universities in Nigeria

Universities in Nigeria

This report provides information on universities in Nigeria. Initially, it focuses on Nigerian institutes, including federal, state, and private universities. Thereafter, the report shows data on undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as university employees. One chapter is dedicated to Nigerian women in higher education, both as employees and students. Lastly, the report presents figures on tuition fees to enroll in a Nigerian university and computer availability for students.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Leading universities in Africa 2022, by world web ranking
  • Premium Statistic Leading universities in Nigeria 2021, by world web ranking
  • Basic Statistic Number of undergraduate programs at universities in Nigeria 2019, by discipline
  • Basic Statistic Number of undergraduate programs at universities in Nigeria 2019, by ownership
  • Basic Statistic Number of university students in Nigeria 2019, by gender and course of study

Institutes

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  • Basic Statistic Number of universities founded in Nigeria 1948-2020
  • Basic Statistic Number of universities in Nigeria 2024, by ownership
  • Basic Statistic Largest universities in Nigeria 2019

Undergraduate students

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  • Premium Statistic Enrollment in undergraduate programs at university in Nigeria 2019, by ownership
  • Basic Statistic Undergraduate enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by gender and discipline
  • Basic Statistic Undergraduate enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by ownership and discipline
  • Premium Statistic Number of law students in Nigeria 2018, by city

Postgraduate students

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  • Basic Statistic Ph.D. enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by gender and discipline
  • Basic Statistic Postgraduate enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by ownership and gender
  • Basic Statistic Master enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by gender and discipline
  • Basic Statistic Diploma enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by gender and discipline

Staff

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  • Premium Statistic Staff of Nigerian universities 2019, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of academic employees at university in Nigeria 2019, by discipline and gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of academic employees at university in Nigeria 2019, by category
  • Basic Statistic Number of university professors in Nigeria 2019, by discipline and gender
  • Basic Statistic Teacher-student ratio at universities in Nigeria 2019, by discipline

Women in higher education

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  • Basic Statistic Share of female Principal Officers at Nigerian universities 2019, by ownership
  • Premium Statistic Women in postgraduate programs at universities in Nigeria 2019, by ownership
  • Premium Statistic Share of female enrollment in undergraduate programs in Nigeria 2019, by ownership
  • Premium Statistic Female staff in Nigerian universities 2019

Costs and facilities

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  • Basic Statistic Average annual undergraduate tuition fees at federal Nigerian universities 2019
  • Basic Statistic Average annual undergraduate tuition fees at state Nigerian universities 2019
  • Basic Statistic Average annual undergraduate tuition fees at private Nigerian universities 2019
  • Basic Statistic Number of PCs provided for student use at private university in Nigeria 2019
  • Basic Statistic Number of PCs provided for student use at state university in Nigeria 2019
  • Basic Statistic Number of PCs provided for student use at federal university in Nigeria 2019

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