In the school year 2018/2019, 22.7 million children in Nigeria were enrolled in public elementary schools. The official primary education age in Nigeria goes from six to 11 years old. Children aged above 11 years who attend elementary school are considered over-aged. The North-West state of Kano counted the largest number of pupils in public elementary schools, with over three million, while the state of Katsina, in the North-West as well, had the second largest number of children who were attending elementary schools.
Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by state
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Federal Ministry of Education. (February 19, 2021). Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1129892/children-in-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria-by-state/
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Federal Ministry of Education. (2021). Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1129892/children-in-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria-by-state/
Federal Ministry of Education. "Number of Children Enrolled in Public Elementary School in Nigeria as of 2019, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1129892/children-in-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria-by-state/
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Number of children enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria as of 2019, by state [Graph], Federal Ministry of Education, February 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1129892/children-in-in-public-elementary-school-in-nigeria-by-state/
