In the school year 2018/2019, there were about 117 thousand elementary schools in Nigeria. In terms of ownership, 62 thousand were public and 55 thousand were private. The official primary education age in Nigeria goes from six to 11 years old.
Number of elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership
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Federal Ministry of Education. (February 19, 2021). Number of elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268389/number-of-primary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership." Chart. February 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268389/number-of-primary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/
Federal Ministry of Education. (2021). Number of elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268389/number-of-primary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of Elementary Schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by Ownership." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268389/number-of-primary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/
Federal Ministry of Education, Number of elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268389/number-of-primary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of elementary schools in Nigeria as of 2018/2019, by ownership [Graph], Federal Ministry of Education, February 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268389/number-of-primary-schools-in-nigeria-by-ownership/
