According to a study conducted in 2020, over 12 million people aged 15 to 35 years in Nigeria never attended school. The North-Eastern states of Nigeria had the largest young population who never received education, with over four million people.
Young population who has never been to school in Nigeria as of 2020, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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NBS (Nigeria). (June 30, 2021). Young population who has never been to school in Nigeria as of 2020, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268334/young-population-who-has-never-been-to-school-in-nigeria-by-gender/
NBS (Nigeria). "Young population who has never been to school in Nigeria as of 2020, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268334/young-population-who-has-never-been-to-school-in-nigeria-by-gender/
NBS (Nigeria). (2021). Young population who has never been to school in Nigeria as of 2020, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268334/young-population-who-has-never-been-to-school-in-nigeria-by-gender/
NBS (Nigeria). "Young Population Who Has Never Been to School in Nigeria as of 2020, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268334/young-population-who-has-never-been-to-school-in-nigeria-by-gender/
NBS (Nigeria), Young population who has never been to school in Nigeria as of 2020, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268334/young-population-who-has-never-been-to-school-in-nigeria-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Young population who has never been to school in Nigeria as of 2020, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], NBS (Nigeria), June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268334/young-population-who-has-never-been-to-school-in-nigeria-by-gender/