Table 3.
Mean tuition fees and average annual GNI per capita in different countries (US$)
| Country | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate | Average annual GNI per capita for the countrya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3,415 (2,505–4,325) | 2,824 (2,035–6,091) | 5,553 | 1,147 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,523b | 1,015b | – | 1,326 |
| Cote-d'Ivoire | – | 244b | – | 1,475 |
| Ghana | 2,085 (1,095–2,804) | 5,524 (5,489–5,600) | 5,600b | 2,601 |
| Guinea | 1,748b | – | – | 1,986 |
| Niger | 2,528 (2,437–2,741) | 3,472 (2,030–4,914) | – | 896 |
| Nigeria | 1,339c (372–4,309) | 558 (202–7,678) | 1,024 (369–5,340) | 1,188 |
| Senegal | – | 1,096 (162–2,030) | 1,036 | 1,914 |
| Sierra Leone | 4,309b | 401b | – | 901 |
| Total (mean, range) | 2,353 (372–4,325) | 2,232 (162–7,678) | 2,208 (369–5,600) | – |
–: No training program was offered at this level; (): range; GNI, gross national income.
a
Data were derived from Ref. (12). GNI Purchasing-Power Parity was used;
b
only one nutrition degree program was offered;
c
there were no tuition fees for undergraduate students in public universities in Nigeria.