Children in early education in Nigeria 2018, by gender and school ownership
private and public entities. In primary schools, the number of pupils added up to over 28 million as of the 2017/2018 academic year. Moreover, institutions designed for primary education amounted to approximately 116.9 thousand, most of which were concentrated in Lagos. Although primary education is free and compulsory in Nigeria, a section of the population had never attended school as of 2020.
In the 2018/2019 school year, 8.6 million children in Nigeria were enrolled in pre-primary education or Early Childhood Care and Development Education (ECCDE). The ECCDE is offered by both