As of 2018, the North-West states of Nigeria counted the highest number of students enrolled in public lower secondary schools. There were 1.4 million scholars attending middle schools in these states, equally distributed between rural and urban areas. In the South West, about 74 percent of scholars were attending schools in urban areas, whereas in the South-East the majority of students were in rural public middle schools.
The official junior secondary education age in Nigeria goes from 12 to 14 years old.
Number of students enrolled in public lower secondary school in Nigeria as of 2018, by zone and area
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NBS (Nigeria). (October 31, 2019). Number of students enrolled in public lower secondary school in Nigeria as of 2018, by zone and area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129940/students-in-public-middle-school-in-nigeria-by-zone-and-area/
NBS (Nigeria). "Number of students enrolled in public lower secondary school in Nigeria as of 2018, by zone and area." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129940/students-in-public-middle-school-in-nigeria-by-zone-and-area/
NBS (Nigeria). (2019). Number of students enrolled in public lower secondary school in Nigeria as of 2018, by zone and area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129940/students-in-public-middle-school-in-nigeria-by-zone-and-area/
NBS (Nigeria). "Number of Students Enrolled in Public Lower Secondary School in Nigeria as of 2018, by Zone and Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129940/students-in-public-middle-school-in-nigeria-by-zone-and-area/
NBS (Nigeria), Number of students enrolled in public lower secondary school in Nigeria as of 2018, by zone and area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129940/students-in-public-middle-school-in-nigeria-by-zone-and-area/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Number of students enrolled in public lower secondary school in Nigeria as of 2018, by zone and area [Graph], NBS (Nigeria), October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129940/students-in-public-middle-school-in-nigeria-by-zone-and-area/
