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Nigeria Education in 20 Numbers
Verified statistics for school owners, policymakers, journalists, and parents.
Edition: 2025Nigeria Education in 20 Numbers (2025)
A single-page snapshot of Nigerian education in 20 verified statistics — schools, students, teachers, internet, exams, funding. Designed to be printed, screenshotted, and shared on WhatsApp or LinkedIn in one tap.
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• National Universities Commission (NUC) — university and distance-learning centre counts (2025)
• The Abuja Inquirer / JAMB — 1,989,668 registered, 1,904,189 sat, 1,842,464 results released (2024)
• Vanguard / UBEC — 194,876 teachers + 1,107,854 classrooms needed (2024)
• Proshare / NCC — 44.4% broadband penetration, 96.3M connections (Dec 2024)
• UNICEF Nigeria — 18.3M out-of-school children, northern female enrolment gaps
• World Bank — adult literacy rate
• National Bureau of Statistics — 34.19% headline inflation (2024)
• BraveWood — private university fee trend 2015–2025
• UBEC Digest of Education Statistics — pupil–teacher ratios, enrolment
• UNESCO Institute for Statistics — tertiary gross enrolment ratio
Methodology: Each statistic cross-checked against its primary source on the most recent year available. Where multiple sources differ, we cite the official government figure. Update cadence: annually each Q2 after release of NCC year-end, UBEC, and JAMB reports.
Last updated: 14 May 2026 · Owner: Harmony Digital Consults Ltd · Next refresh: May 2027