In 2019, the expenditure on education in Nigeria amounted to 7.12 percent of the total Federal budget. Between 2015 and 2019, the share of federal budget invested on education fluctuated. Overall, the highest figure was reached in 2015, when over ten percent of the national budget was allocated to the education sector.
Allocation to education sector as share of total Federal budget in Nigeria from 2015 to 2019
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Federal Ministry of Education. (February 19, 2021). Allocation to education sector as share of total Federal budget in Nigeria from 2015 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130218/expenditure-on-education-in-nigeria/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Allocation to education sector as share of total Federal budget in Nigeria from 2015 to 2019." Chart. February 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130218/expenditure-on-education-in-nigeria/
Federal Ministry of Education. (2021). Allocation to education sector as share of total Federal budget in Nigeria from 2015 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130218/expenditure-on-education-in-nigeria/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Allocation to Education Sector as Share of Total Federal Budget in Nigeria from 2015 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130218/expenditure-on-education-in-nigeria/
Federal Ministry of Education, Allocation to education sector as share of total Federal budget in Nigeria from 2015 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130218/expenditure-on-education-in-nigeria/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Allocation to education sector as share of total Federal budget in Nigeria from 2015 to 2019 [Graph], Federal Ministry of Education, February 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130218/expenditure-on-education-in-nigeria/