As of 2018, the drop-out rate in middle schools in Nigeria was slightly higher among male students. In the second class of lower secondary school, some 52 percent of males dropped-out, while the share of female students reached 48 percent.
The official junior secondary education age in Nigeria goes from 12 to 14 years old.
Drop-out rate in public and private lower secondary schools in Nigeria as of 2018, by class and gender
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NBS (Nigeria). (October 31, 2019). Drop-out rate in public and private lower secondary schools in Nigeria as of 2018, by class and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129957/drop-out-rate-in-middle-schools-in-nigeria/
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