Education in Nigeria
Education in Nigeria is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education. The local authorities take responsibility for implementing state-controlled policy regarding public education and state schools. The education system is divided into Kindergarten, Primary education, Secondary education, and Tertiary education. Nigeria's federal government has been dominated by instability since declaring independence from Britain, and as a result, a unified set of education policies is yet to be successfully implemented. Regional differences in quality, curriculum, and funding characterize the education system in Nigeria. Currently, Nigeria possesses the largest population of out-of-school learning youths in the world. The educational systems in Nigeria are divided into two the public where the student only pays for Parents Teachers Association (PTA) while the private where students pay school fees and some other fees like sports, exam fees, computer fees etc. and they are costly
| Ministry of Education | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | Tahir Mamman |
| National education budget (2018/19) | |
| Budget | ₦653 billion |
| General details | |
| Primary languages | English |
| System type | National |
| Compulsory education | 1970s |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| Total | 78.6 % |
| Male | 84.4 % |
| Female | 72.7 % |
Education in Nigerian schools takes place in English. On November 30, 2022, the education minister Adamu Adamu announced a government plan to abolish instruction in English on primary schools in favour of Nigeria's local languages.