In the school year 2018/2019, 22.7 million children in Nigeria were enrolled in public elementary schools. The official primary education age in Nigeria lies between six to 11 years old. Children aged above 11 years who attend elementary school are considered over-aged. The number of pupils over the age of 11 in primary schools was 1.8 million as of 2019, while some 1.3 million infants who were enrolled in elementary school were aged below six years.
Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by age group and gender
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Federal Ministry of Education. (February 19, 2021). Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by age group and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128931/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by age group and gender." Chart. February 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128931/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria/
Federal Ministry of Education. (2021). Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by age group and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128931/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of Children Enrolled in Public Elementary School in Nigeria as of 2019, by Age Group and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128931/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria/
Federal Ministry of Education, Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by age group and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128931/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by age group and gender [Graph], Federal Ministry of Education, February 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128931/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria/
