How to raise the standard of public schools in Nigeria

Oyibo Ediri
Aug 26, 2017 · 1 min read

The standard of public schools in Nigeria is dropping by the day, and this seems to be affecting the standard of education in Nigeria.

The recent cut-off mark stamped by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for admission into Nigerian universities has a lot to say in this regards.

What is wrong?

11,874 - Number of public junior secondary schools in Nigeria (2014)

4,434,979 - Total number of pupils enrolled into public junior secondary schools alone in 2014

170628 - Total number of teachers in public junior secondary schools alone

6% - The amount of the 2017 national budget of recovery and growth allocated to education

26% - UNESCO recommendation

120 - Minimum JAMB cut off mark to gain admission into the Nigerian Universities.

0 - Number of Nigerian Universities ranked among the top 800 in the world or among the top 10 in Africa.

What can be done to raise the standard of public schools, hence the standard of education in Nigeria?

While it may seem private schools are choking public schools, and negatively impacting on the standard of education in Nigeria, the survey video below has a lot more to say.

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Oyibo Ediri

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