Countries for Nigerians to study abroad: Every year, about 1.5 million Nigerian school leavers sit for compulsory entrance exam into 150 public and private universities in the country. But higher institutions can only accept about 600,000 students. Add that to the poor perception about Nigerian education system, then it’s no surprise that abroad is the destination for many Nigerian students seeking quality higher education. So where do most of these Nigerian students go to study?
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In a recent study (2012), UNESCO revealed statistics of countries around the world that attract the most Nigerian students. It referred to Nigerian students that are enrolled in a part-time, full-time and distance learning undergraduate and postgraduate programme abroad.
Below are the top 10 countries for Nigerian students to study abroad according to UNESCO research in ascending order.
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Russian Federation
With the Bilateral Education Agreement between Nigeria and Russia, through the Federal Ministry of Education, the number of Nigerian students studying in Russia is gradually increasing over the past few years. UNESCO placed the figure at 736 Nigerian students studying in Russia in 2012.
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