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
Characteristic
Number of schools
Rural
47,936
Urban
13,985
Total
61,921
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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 April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130124/public-elementary-schools-in-nigeria-by-zone/
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