In the school year 2018/2019, there were 61.2 thousand elementary schools in Nigeria for 22.7 million students. Most of the schools were situated in rural areas, where there were 28 thousand public schools for 12.2 million scholars.
Number of public elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2019, by area
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Federal Ministry of Education. (February 19, 2021). Number of public elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2019, by area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130124/public-elementary-schools-in-nigeria-by-zone/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of public elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2019, by area." Chart. February 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130124/public-elementary-schools-in-nigeria-by-zone/
Federal Ministry of Education. (2021). Number of public elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2019, by area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130124/public-elementary-schools-in-nigeria-by-zone/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of Public Elementary Schools in Nigeria as of 2019, by Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130124/public-elementary-schools-in-nigeria-by-zone/
Federal Ministry of Education, Number of public elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2019, by area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130124/public-elementary-schools-in-nigeria-by-zone/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of public elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2019, by area [Graph], Federal Ministry of Education, February 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130124/public-elementary-schools-in-nigeria-by-zone/
