Education in Nigeria

Students at a public school in Kwara State
Education in NIGERIA
Ministry of Education
Minister of EducationTahir Mamman
National education budget (2018/19)
Budget₦653 billion
General details
Primary languagesEnglish
System typeNational
Compulsory education1970s
Literacy (2011[1])
Total78.6 %
Male84.4 %
Female72.7 %

Education in Nigeria is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education.[2] The local authorities take responsibility for implementing state-controlled policy regarding public education and state schools.[3] The education system is divided into Kindergarten, Primary education, Secondary education, and Tertiary education.[4] Nigeria's federal government has been dominated by instability since declaring independence from Britain, and as a result, a unified set of education policies is yet to be successfully implemented.[5] Regional differences in quality, curriculum, and funding characterize the education system in Nigeria.[6][7] Currently, Nigeria possesses the largest population of out-of-school learning youths in the world.[7] The educational systems in Nigeria are divided into two the public[8] where the student only pays for Parents Teachers Association (PTA) while the private [9] where students pay school fees and some other fees like sports, exam fees, computer fees etc. and they are costly[10]

Education in Nigerian schools takes place in English. On November 30, 2022, the education minister Adamu Adamu announced a government plan to abolish instruction in English on primary schools in favour of Nigeria's local languages.[11]

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  9. ^ "List of the Best Private Schools in Nigeria from NAPPS". National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Nigeria. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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