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Summary of the Number of Universities by Ownership

Education · Source: NUC via NBS · Publisher: NBS · 4 rows

Primary source

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Open primary source (p. 262)

https://microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/catalog/180/download/1354/Annual_Abstract_2023.pdf

Dataset details

Subject
Education
Table number
Table 194
Originator
National Universities Commission (NUC)
Printed source caption
National University Commission
Publication reference
NGA-NBS-ABSTRACT
Catalog record
Catalog 180
Publisher
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Publisher acronym
NBS
Publication
Annual Abstract of Statistics
Release date
1 January 2024
Rows
4
Source page
Table appears on page 262 of the source publication.

Columns and sample

The columns as captured from the source table, and a short sample of the data Prism serves from it — the shape you get before you download.

Source-table columns

Wide Year layout · 3 columns, as printed in the source.

  • dimension
  • 2018
  • 2019

Column names exactly as captured from the source table; the publication does not record a data type per column.

Sample rows

PeriodBreakdownValue
2018Total165
2018Federal Universities43
2018Private Universities75
2018State Universities47
2019Total170

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Series from this table

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Source: NUC via NBS. Source publication: Annual Abstract of Statistics 2023, page 262. Publisher: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Catalogued by Prism; as of 1 January 2024.