In the school year 2018/2019, there were roughly 681 thousand junior secondary school teachers in Nigeria, in both private and public schools. The state of Ogun counted over 153 thousand teachers, the largest number nationwide. In the same year, there were about 33 thousand lower secondary schools in Nigeria. The Oyo state alone counted almost 4.6 thousand schools, which was the highest in the country.
Number of junior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/2019 academic year, by state
Public school data for River state is from the 2017/2018 academic year.
Private school data for Bauchi, Kogi, and FCT-Abuja are from the 2017/2018 academic year.
Public and private school data for the states of Borno, Kebbi, and Osun are from the 2017/2018 academic year.
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Federal Ministry of Education. (February 25, 2021). Number of junior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/2019 academic year, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268583/number-of-junior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of junior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/2019 academic year, by state." Chart. February 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268583/number-of-junior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/
Federal Ministry of Education. (2021). Number of junior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/2019 academic year, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268583/number-of-junior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of Junior Secondary School Teachers in Nigeria as of The 2018/2019 Academic Year, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268583/number-of-junior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/
Federal Ministry of Education, Number of junior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/2019 academic year, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268583/number-of-junior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of junior secondary school teachers in Nigeria as of the 2018/2019 academic year, by state [Graph], Federal Ministry of Education, February 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268583/number-of-junior-secondary-school-teachers-in-nigeria-by-state/
