On average, young respondents from Nigeria declared to have started school at 5.2 years old. The average age at which they started working, on the other hand, was at 15.2 years. Generally, children in urban areas attend school for longer periods compared to children in rural parts of the country. Consequently, the average age of work start in rural Nigeria is lower than in urban areas.
Mean age when starting school or work in Nigeria as of 2021
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