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Top African Countries with the Most Students in the US (2020-2024)
  • Nigeria remained the top African country for students in the U.S., with 20,029 students enrolled in the 2023/2024 academic year, marking a 13.5% increase from the previous year.
  • Ghana saw the highest growth rate among African nations, with a 45% increase in students, totaling 9,394 in the U.S. during the 2023/2024 academic year.
  • These countries collectively contributed significantly, with 4,507 (Kenya), 3,078 (Ethiopia), and 2,814 (South Africa) students studying in the U.S. during 2023/2024.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa was the fastest-growing region for international student mobility to the U.S., experiencing a 13% overall increase in the 2023/2024 academic year.
  • In the 2020/2021 academic year, Nigeria had 12,900 students, Ghana had 4,200, and Kenya had 3,500 students enrolled in U.S. institutions.

Top African countries by citizens issued Canadian Study Permits in H1 2021
More Nigerians have been issued Canadian Study Permits than any other African citizen in the first half of 2021. Here are the top 10 African countries by citizens issued Canadian Study Permits in H1 2021.

Number of people from sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa, and Nigeria who studied in the US between 2001 and 2020
The number of people from sub-Saharan Africa studying in the US was highest in 2020 — 41,697. Here is the trend of sub-Saharan African, West African, and Nigerian students in the US from 2001 to 2020.

Number of Nigerians issued Canadian Study Permits from 2015 to H1 2021
3,930 Nigerians have been issued Canadian Study Permits in H1 2021, 67% of the total figures for 2020. Between 2015 and 2020, more Nigerians were issued this Permit in 2019. Here is a representation of the number of Nigerians issued the Canadian Study Permit from 2015 to H1 2021.

Academic Staff Union of Universities' strikes by duration since 2010
ASUU strikes have lasted a total of 742 days since 2010. The longest to date was the almost nine-month-long strike of 2020. With another academic strike looming, we give you the trend of all ASUU strikes by duration since 2010.

Nigerian students of the Bini/Edo ethnic group had the highest tertiary institution completion rate as of 2013
Nigerian students of Bini/Edo ethnicity had the highest tertiary institution completion rate as of 2013. Igbo, Ebira/Igbira, Ibibio, and Yoruba were notable ethnic groups in the top five. Which ethnic group do you think currently leads Nigeria's tertiary institution completion?
As of 2013, for a programme lasting at least four years, 21% of students from the Bini/Edo aged 25 to 29 completed their studies; for students between 30 and 34, it was 17%.
However, for those between 25 and 29 in a programme lasting at least two years, the Ebira/Igbira led with 41%, followed by Bini/Edo with 35%.

Adult literacy rates of African countries
Between 2018 and 2021, adult literacy rates across African nations exhibited significant disparities. Seychelles and South Africa led with literacy rates of 96% and 95%, respectively, indicating a high proportion of literate adults. Conversely, Chad had the lowest literacy rate during this period. These statistics underscore the uneven progress in educational attainment across Africa, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve literacy in lower-performing nations.

Nigerians made up 6.5% of international students in the United Kingdom as of 2022
In the 2021/2022 academic year, 2.86 million students studied in UK's higher education institutions, with 680k (23.8%) being international students. Nigerians accounted for 44k (6.5%) of overseas students in the UK, trailing China's 151k (22.3%) and India's 126k (18.6%).

Nigerians made up 1.5% of international students in the US as of 2022
As of 2022, the US had 948,519 international students, 14,438 (1.5%) of whom were Nigerian. Nigeria was ranked tenth among contributing countries to the international student community in the US.

The highest WASSCE pass rates over the past five years were recorded in 2021 and 2023
According to information provided by the West African Examinations Council, out of the 1.6 million candidates who took the WASSCE in 2023, 79.8% got at least five credits, including English language and mathematics, representing the highest percentage in the previous five years.


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