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 goes from six to 11 years old. That year, schools in rural areas had about two million students more than urban schools.
Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by area
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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 area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128942/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria-by-area/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by area." Chart. February 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128942/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria-by-area/
Federal Ministry of Education. (2021). Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128942/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria-by-area/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of Children Enrolled in Public Elementary School in Nigeria as of 2019, by Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128942/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria-by-area/
Federal Ministry of Education, Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128942/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria-by-area/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by area [Graph], Federal Ministry of Education, February 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128942/children-in-enrolled-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria-by-area/