Mean age when starting school or work in Nigeria 2021, by consumption quintile

On average, young respondents from Nigeria declared to have started school at 5.2 years old and work at 15.2 years. Unsurprisingly, children from wealthier households started school earlier but worked later, compared to those from poorer households. Respondents belonging to the first consumption quintile started school at 6.4 years old, and began work at as young as 11.9 years. On the contrary, interviewees from the highest consumption panel commenced school at four years old and work at 17.7 years old.