An Overview of Education in Nigeria

April 23, 2017 Recruitment Beyond China & India

Ian Wright Director of Partnerships World Education Services Agenda

Part I: The Need for Diversification - Economic Indicators and Political Rhetoric Part II: Markets in Decline Part III: Emerging Markets Part IV: Conclusion Part I: Introduction The Need for Diversification

In 2016, ICEF reported that approximately 5 million tertiary students were studying abroad, an increase of 67% since 2005.

. ICEF estimates an increase to 8 million students by 2025.

ICEF Monitor: http://monitor.icef.com/2016/11/four-megatrends-changing-competitive-landscape-international-education/ Students from Asia (53%) form the largest group of international students at the master’s and doctoral or equivalent levels studying abroad followed by Europe (25%) and Africa (10%).

. Chinese students in particular had the highest share in 2014, accounting for 22% of international postgraduate tertiary students

Australian Gov’t Research Snapshot/Dec’16: https://internationaleducation.gov.au/research/research-snapshots/pages/default.aspx

. UNESCO reports 233,540 Indian students enrolled in higher education abroad in 2015 for an overall increase of 23% since 2013, outpacing Chinese growth during that three year period ICEF Monitor: http://monitor.icef.com/2017/02/watch-for-shifts-in-indian-outbound-this-year/

China and India accounted for 83.5% of growth for U.S. in 2015/’16

“This is not a time to ‘ride it out’. This storm will indeed pass, but if you don’t change what you are doing now, you won’t be here when the dust settles.”

. Jacqueline Kassteen, Jackfruit Marketing

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-prediction-came-true-china-overtakes-uk-2-jacqueline-kassteen?published=t

There were 356,574 international students in Canada in The top three source countries were China (120,339 or 33.7%), 2015, an increase of 6% over the previous year. India (48,914 or 13.7%) and France (20,218 or 5.7%) • 53.1% of total int’l students

• South Korea (5.6%) • USA (3.4%) • Saudi Arabia (3.3%) • Nigeria (2.8%) • Brazil (2.1%) • Japan (2.0%) • Mexico (1.4%) • Vietnam (1.4%) • Iran (1.3%) • Pakistan (1.1%) • Hong Kong (1.0%)

• 2000 to 2015, the following top source countries had the largest percent increases: Saudi Arabia (3,173%), India (2,113%), Nigeria (1,687%) and China (886%) • NOTE: Almost 85% are tertiary level http://canadaimmigrants.com/canada-international-students-by-country-2015/

Volume of WES Applicants w/Mexican credentials to U.S. 330

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150 2014 Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2015 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1

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. “The media is very powerful and what you see on Facebook, on

Twitter, everything is bad about Trump so you can’t fight those big

media or social media things. [US institutions] can write a blog, say

their (sic) safe, but what you see in Chile on the TV and everything,

every comment is bad about Trump, so it’s really hard.”

. Javier Carmona Silva, co-founder of Elementary Second Language, Santiago, Chile

U.S. Enrollment of Indian & S. Korean Students: 2000-2014

140,000 132,888

120,000 104,897 96,754 100,000

80,466 76,503 80,000 75,065 70,627 63,710 59,022 54,664 60,000 51,519 45,685 40,000

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0 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15

Source: IIE Open Doors, 2016 India South Korea

. Economic and political problems . Officially in recession . Devaluation of the real (local currency) and rising unemployment . Pres. Rousseff impeached; other officials face corruption charges

. Cancellation of the BSMP for Undergraduate Study1 . Program first suspended in fall 2015

. Going forward . Watch the economic and political situation carefully . Many students also use personal and family funding, as well as financial aid

Sources: Custer, 2015; Lu, 2015; Mari, 2015; Note1 http://www.valor.com.br/brasil/4923926/mec-acaba-com-ciencia-sem-fronteiras-para-graduacao-no-exterior © 2017 World Education Services. All rights reserved. 16 Part III: Emerging Markets

Source: Source: IIE-Open Doors and World Bank Data Note: Percent values might differ from IIE due to exclusions in Country Income Groups http://wenr.wes.org/2016/08/recruitment-beyond-china

. Canada’s #11 source in 2014 at just Outbound Student Mobility over 4,800 students, 16% growth rate • 62,843* . More Vietnamese parents looking to Number of Students in U.S. send their children abroad • 18,722 . Going to U.S. secondary schools as Percent Change from 2014/15 pipeline into U.S. higher education • 14.5% . They are generally well-prepared Rank in Top Places of Origin and have good English skills, but affordability is a concern • 6th (up from 9th)

Academic Levels of Study . According to ICEF, 90% self-funded

• Undergraduate: 67.2% (~40% to 2-yr. colleges) • Graduate: 15.1% . Vietnam third largest sending • Non-degree: 9.9% country (after China and South • OPT: 7.8% Korea) to U.S. community colleges

Sources: *UNESCO, 2016; IIE, 2016 Sources: Clark, 2014; IIE, 2014

. U.S. 2nd most popular destination Outbound Student Mobility after Australia; Canada 11th (~700) • 37,430

Number of Students in U.S. . A significant emerging economy

• 8,727 . Less than 1/3 from oil revenue Percent Change from 2014/15

• 6.6% . Large, rapidly growing youth pop.

Rank in Top Places of Origin . Indonesia’s higher education • 19th system suffers from quality issues

Academic Levels of Study . Indonesians are price sensitive • Undergraduate: 66.7% • Graduate: 18.6% • Non-degree: 3.4% . Modest government scholarships • OPT: 11.3% . STEM fields most popular in U.S.

Sources: UNESCO, 2016; IIE, 2016 Sources: British Council & DAAD, 2014; Kono & Schulmann, 2014

Outbound Student Mobility . The U.S. is the third most popular • 71,351 destination after the U.K. and Ghana

Number of Students in U.S. . The most populous country in Africa • 10,674 . Largest African economy & growing rapidly

Percent Change from 2014/15 • Heavily dependent on oil, so crash in price affecting student mobility • 12.4% . Nigeria’s generally poor quality higher Rank in Top Places of Origin education system is pushing more • 14th middle/high-income students abroad

Academic Levels of Study . Generally proficient in English, the official language in Nigeria • Undergraduate: 50.8% • Graduate: 35.6% . Students are generally well-prepared • Non-degree: 2.0% • OPT: 11.5% academically, with some having means and others needing financial assistance

Sources: UNESCO, 2016; IIE, 2016 Sources: ICEF Monitor, 2015; ICEF, 2016; Roy, 2015

Growth in outbound mobility from Nigeria helps offset tepid growth and in some instances declines from Francophone countries – Morocco, Algeria, and Cameroon.

http://wenr.wes.org/2017/03/african-student-mobility-insights-and-recommendation-for-u-s-heis

ICEF Monitor: http://monitor.icef.com/2016/09/five-emerging-markets-watch/

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