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Scholarships by host country

Every country we list awards in, with how many are open and — where UNESCO reports it — how many Nigerian students are already enrolled there.

United Kingdom 40 scholarships · 71,756 Nigerian students (2023) United States 37 scholarships · 16,632 Nigerian students (2023) Australia 27 scholarships · 2,385 Nigerian students (2024) Canada 20 scholarships · 12,072 Nigerian students (2023) China 12 scholarships Italy 10 scholarships · 625 Nigerian students (2023) Sweden 10 scholarships · 412 Nigerian students (2024) Germany 9 scholarships · 3,717 Nigerian students (2024) United Arab Emirates 9 scholarships Belgium 8 scholarships · 201 Nigerian students (2023) Japan 8 scholarships · 198 Nigerian students (2023) Switzerland 8 scholarships · 110 Nigerian students (2024) Netherlands 6 scholarships · 162 Nigerian students (2019) Russia 6 scholarships · 1,950 Nigerian students (2023) Thailand 6 scholarships · 350 Nigerian students (2024) Denmark 5 scholarships · 30 Nigerian students (2024) New Zealand 5 scholarships · 129 Nigerian students (2024) Saudi Arabia 5 scholarships · 1,338 Nigerian students (2024) Singapore 5 scholarships Austria 4 scholarships · 282 Nigerian students (2024) Brazil 4 scholarships · 187 Nigerian students (2024) Ireland 4 scholarships · 539 Nigerian students (2022) Turkey 4 scholarships · 3,669 Nigerian students (2023) France 3 scholarships · 772 Nigerian students (2024) Norway 3 scholarships · 212 Nigerian students (2024) Qatar 3 scholarships · 63 Nigerian students (2024) Spain 2 scholarships · 245 Nigerian students (2024)
UNESCO data

Nigerian students abroad, by destination

Inbound internationally mobile students from Nigeria, latest reported year. 110 destinations report a figure.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), indicator 26458.