This pooled dataset presents data collected through four (4) sequential cross-sectional surveys of undergraduates in six (6) selected Nigerian universities. The data were collected from a total of 12,615 undergraduates studying courses in the social sciences, sciences and engineering disciplines. The surveys assessed entrepreneurship interest, background and experience of the respondents. The dataset is useful for research, policy and practice in several ways. Coming from surveys repeated at intervals of between four and five years, the dataset allows for an assessment of the impacts of the compulsory entrepreneurship training that was introduced in the Nigerian university system at about the time of the first survey. It can also be used to quantify the potential pool of future entrepreneurs among the highly educated Nigerian youth. Additionally, the dataset presents a full entrepreneurship profile of a very large pooled cross-sectional sample of educated young people in the largest and most populous nation in sub-Saharan Africa. Consequently, researchers, policymakers, donors and other development practitioners seeking to characterize and design appropriate interventions for youths in the developing world will find this dataset valuable.
Keywords: ABU, Ahmadu-Belllo University; CEPR, Centre for Economic Policy Research; CGPA, Cumulative Grade Point Average; CU, Covenant University; DFID, Department for International Development; DiD, Difference-in-Differences; EDC, Entrepreneurship Development Centre; Entrepreneurship experience; Entrepreneurship interest; FMSTI, Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation; FUNAAB, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; FUTMinna, Federal University of Technology, Minna; GEM, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; GUESSS, Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey; JAMB, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board; NACETEM, National Centre for Technology Management; NUC, National Universities Commission; Nigeria; OAU, Obafemi Awolowo University; PECS, Personal Entrepreneurship Characteristics; PEDL, Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries; STEP-B, Science and Technology Education Post-Basic; UNILAG, University of Lagos; Undergraduates; dataset.
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