Kano state topped the list of the states with the highest number of primary school drop-outs, according to a 2022 UBEC report. .. Photo credit: Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket.. Source: Getty Images
The data published by StatiSense, a data analysis outfit, cited a 2022 report by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) as its source .
According to the data, Kano state topped the list with 25,749 drop-outs, while Kaduna state followed with 23,249.
2022 report: 10 states with highest primary school drop-outs Below is the top 10 list of the states with the highest number of primary school drop-outs:
Kano: 25,749 Kaduna: 23,249 Katsina: 17,408 Benue: 15,229 Oyo: 12,249 Bauchi: 9,750 Lagos: 9,267 Taraba: 9,223 Adamawa: 8,864 Ebonyi: 7,224 Breakdown of primary school drop-outs according to zone Meanwhile, StatiSense's further breakdown of the UBEC 2022 report shows that the northwest geopolitical zone recorded the highest primary school dropouts.
The breakdown below:
Northwest: 88,200 North-central: 42,358 Northeast: 41,491 Southwest: 31,035 South-south: 26,559 Southeast: 25,239 Primary school drop-outs: Northern Nigeria vs South Also, a comparative analysis revealed significant disparities in primary school drop-out rates between Northern and Southern Nigeria , with Northern regions accounting for 67.5% of drop-outs compared to 32.5% in the South.
However, the gap is close in terms of gender comparison.
Northern Nigeria: 172,049 [67.5%] Southern Nigeria: 82,833 [32.5%] Male: 126,450 [49.6%] Female: 128,432 [50.4%] The northern region accounted for about 68% of the primary school drop-outs compared to about 32% in the south. .. Source: UBEC.. Source: Original
Out-of-school children: UNICEF education specialist speaks Meanwhile, Abdulrahman Ado, an education specialist at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Bauchi Field Office, has said Nigeria contributes about 15 percent to the number of out-of-school children globally.
Ado stated that Bauchi state has the highest number of out-of-school children in the northeast region.
He explained that according to a Nigeria Education Data Survey (NEDS) report of 2018, Nigeria is unlikely to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 4), adding that the country still maintains the enrollment figures of 1995 (60 percent).
.. Source: Legit.ng