NERD National Demographic View — Institutions

A demographic snapshot of enrolled users, submitting students, and academic/admin staff across Nigerian institutions currently visible under NERD’s national publication policy.

Enrolled Persons
38,634
All users in scope
Students
38,287
Undergraduate & Postgraduate entries
Academic / Admin Staff
257
Lecturers, HODs, Registry, Institution Admins
Submissions (policy-aware)
10,202
Approved & non-approved
Gender — Enrolled Users
Male: 18,151 (47%)
Female: 20,481 (53%)
Not Set by Students: 2 (0%)
Gender — Students with Submissions
Male: 4,594 (45%)
Female: 5,608 (55%)
Not Set by Students: 0 (0%)
Gender — Academic / Admin Staff
Male: 200 (78%)
Female: 57 (22%)
Not Set by Staff: 0 (0%)
Age — Enrolled Students
Average age: 25.3 yrs
  • < 18: 159
  • 18–22: 7125
  • 23–27: 24608
  • 28–32: 6027
  • 33–40: 273
  • 41–50: 64
  • > 50: 22
  • Not set: 9
Age — Students with Submissions
Average age: 25.6 yrs
Average age — Academic Staff
46.3 yrs
Geographic Distribution (Top States)
  • Edo 839
  • Osun 763
  • Ekiti 628
  • Oyo 569
  • Kano 520
  • Delta 484
  • Kaduna 466
  • Anambra 440
Marital Status — Students
Not Set by Students — 1,694
Single — 33,947
Married — 2,978
Separated — 5
Widow — 4
Divorced — 4
Widower — 2
Faculties (include Schools / Colleges)
76
Nationally
Departments
1,338
Nationally
Institution Focal Officers
113 / 35 / 14
Admins / Registry / Librarians
Demographic Coverage by Institution
Ordered by Submissions Ordered by Enrolment
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Institution Total Users Students Staff DOB % State % Submissions
Rhema University, Aba, Abia State 13 12 1 100% 92.3% 11
Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Benue State 34 33 0 100% 97.1% 10
Edo University, Iyamho, Edo State 21 21 0 100% 100% 10
Federal College of Educ. (Special), Oyo, Oyo State (Aff To Uni. Ibadan) 69 69 0 100% 94.2% 10
Gateway Ict Polytechnic, Saapade, Ogun State 28 28 0 100% 96.4% 9
Kwara State College of Health Technology, offa, Kwara State 37 35 2 100% 91.9% 9
Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun State 110 109 1 100% 92.7% 9
Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa State 61 61 0 100% 90.2% 8
College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Lafia, Nasarawa State 31 31 0 100% 83.9% 8
Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State 47 47 0 100% 91.5% 8
Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic, Kazaure, Jigawa State 26 26 0 100% 73.1% 8
Michael Otedola Col of Primary Educ. Epe, Lagos (affl To University of Ibadan) 33 33 0 100% 97% 8
Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State 58 56 0 100% 91.4% 8
Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State 26 26 0 100% 92.3% 7
Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State 18 18 0 100% 100% 7
Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, Oyo State 39 38 1 100% 82.1% 7
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State 127 126 1 100% 96.1% 7
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State 27 25 2 100% 96.3% 7
Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna State 30 30 0 100% 70% 7
Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State 32 32 0 100% 87.5% 6
Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana, Afikpo, Ebonyi State 48 48 0 100% 93.8% 6
Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State 62 62 0 100% 93.5% 6
Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State 25 25 0 100% 92% 6
Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna , Kaduna State (affl To Fed Univ of Tech, Minna) 56 56 0 100% 92.9% 6
Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State 28 27 0 100% 85.7% 6
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Last updated: 05 Nov 2025 05:26 (Africa/Lagos). Counts reflect current visibility settings.