Editing Tertiary education (section)

== Africa ==

=== Nigeria ===
[[File:FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NEKEDE OWERRI front gate.jpg|thumb|[[Federal Polytechnic, Nekede|Federal Polytechnic]], Nekede in [[Owerri]], Nigeria]]
In Nigeria, ''tertiary education'' refers to post-secondary education received at universities (government or privately funded), monotechnics, polytechnics and colleges of education. After completing a secondary education, students may enroll in a tertiary institution or acquire a [[Vocational school|vocational education]]. Students are required to sit for the [[Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board]] Entrance Examination (JAMB) as well as the [[West African Senior School Certificate Examination|Secondary School Certificate Examination]] (SSCE) or General Certificate Examination (GCE) and meet varying cut-off marks to gain admission into a tertiary institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/communities/student/pulse-list-6-requirements-you-must-meet-to-gain-admission-into-higher-institutions/zqxqmfb|title=6 requirements you MUST meet to gain admission into higher institutions|date=2018-01-17|website=Pulse Nigeria|access-date=2019-12-17|archive-date=17 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217025625/https://www.pulse.ng/communities/student/pulse-list-6-requirements-you-must-meet-to-gain-admission-into-higher-institutions/zqxqmfb|url-status=live}}</ref>