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Education Statistics
Nigeria Federal Ministry of Education | Digital National Education Management Information System

Nigeria

School ownership
Learners
40,109,404
Teachers
1,192,846
Classrooms
729,964
Schools
210,344
Schools reporting census121,219
School reports expected210,920
Reporting completeness57.5%

Key indicators

Indicator Federal
Learner–teacher ratio 33.6
Learner–classroom ratio 90.7
Learner–school ratio 190.7
Learner–toilet ratio 66.0
Learner–lab ratio 349.0
Female learners (%) 49.6%
Female teachers (%) 55.6%

Charts

Learners by State · tap to explore

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Learners by public/private
79%Public
Public — 31,820,199
Private — 8,288,135
Schools by public/private
50%Public
Public — 106,473
Private — 104,447

Indicators by State

Showing: All schools (Total)
Org unitLearnersLearner:teacherLearner:classroomLearner:toiletLearner:labFemale learners %Female teachers %Special needs
Abia State › 1,686,34130.9159.3120.4634.949.872.76,670
Adamawa State › 1,627,43535.188.8171.93,281.149.144.318,239
Akwa-Ibom State › 585,26024.4103.198.52,398.651.360.43,590
Anambra state › 156,79923.134.371.23,408.749.487.62,004
Bauchi State › 1,932,10047.4107.5206.69,424.948.638.118,926
Bayelsa State › 282,3421736.157.1876.850.761483
Benue State › 458,40019.2179.648.659350.244.12,585
Borno State › 1,173,70746144104.76,145.149.747.64,817
Cross River State › 8,57413.824.260.48,5745063.994
Delta State › 451,2851948.860.1835.749.975.61,547
Ebonyi State › 375,5767.138308.95,075.452.140.33,473
Edo State › 600,19835.148.443.91,511.838.2655,129
Ekiti State › 424,5821342.253.5510.351.6686,202
Enugu State › 664,86015.343.33620.851.675.93,781
Federal Capital Territory › 326,93816.563.653.9903.151.358.43,960
Gombe › 658,79030.574.21364,391.948.943.810,670
Imo State › 1,526,35557.799.9252.31,671.850.779.17,371
Jigawa State › 1,642,80763.696.7140.613,805.149.524.517,374
Kaduna State › 2,718,03951.368.8139.54,162.449.954.216,520
Kano State › 5,831,81165.6105.5172.54,635.852.339.835,174
Katsina State › 1,988,28178.8124.7136.317,289.449.134.321,447
Kebbi State › 1,030,38055.1151.4228.614,310.842.833.99,939
Kogi State › 356,60516.13192.4785.550.157.5938
Kwara State › 661,75815.548.573.1771.349.758.479,745
Lagos State › 2,036,50615.5127.924297.650.669.75,096
Nasarawa State › 64,17318.777.2175.31,309.75244146
Niger State › 826,90224.668.2204.63,062.646.149.413,216
Ogun State › 1,052,22116.1129.337252.550.765.93,344
Ondo State › 459,90116.537.652.457250.4642,145
Osun State › 280,77328.563.673.91,071.751.271.13,293
Oyo State › 2,995,08641.8162.2140.61,278.351.664.523,486
Plateau State › 627,60326.243.4112.61,490.750.649.35,364
Rivers State › 00
Sokoto State › 1,212,57365.2123269.48,850.946.329.510,592
Taraba State › 1,184,01483.2148.4854.347.833.82,921
Yobe State › 1,138,99262.2200.7160.47,301.251.344.723,332
Zamfara State › 1,061,4375099181.14,422.741.841.615,336