All children, no matter where they live or what their circumstances are, have the right to quality education.
But in Nigeria's case, there seems to be a major challenge, especially considering the fact that in primary school; about 10.5 million children of the country's children aged 5-14 years are not in school, even though primary education is officially free and compulsory. That only 61% of 6-11 year old regularly attend primary school and only 35.6% of children aged 36-59 months receive early childhood education.
In secondary schools (middle and high school) that is where most of the students from their education stop because of the costs to go to a secondary school. Some may even stop after grade 9 because of the costs.
In universities, it only gets worse, as there is not enough universities to satisfy the whole Nigeria, which means that not everyone would get to study the course that they wish to study. Aside from that and the costs, it is still going rampant that female students (willingly or not) have to have sex with a lecturer to get the desired grades or else they would fail!
The education in Nigeria grows worse as some states in the northeast and northwest that discourage attendance in formal education, especially for girls.
Geography, gender and poverty are some of the main factors in the pattern of educational marginalization. So what can we do about it?
But in Nigeria's case, there seems to be a major challenge, especially considering the fact that in primary school; about 10.5 million children of the country's children aged 5-14 years are not in school, even though primary education is officially free and compulsory. That only 61% of 6-11 year old regularly attend primary school and only 35.6% of children aged 36-59 months receive early childhood education.
In secondary schools (middle and high school) that is where most of the students from their education stop because of the costs to go to a secondary school. Some may even stop after grade 9 because of the costs.
In universities, it only gets worse, as there is not enough universities to satisfy the whole Nigeria, which means that not everyone would get to study the course that they wish to study. Aside from that and the costs, it is still going rampant that female students (willingly or not) have to have sex with a lecturer to get the desired grades or else they would fail!
The education in Nigeria grows worse as some states in the northeast and northwest that discourage attendance in formal education, especially for girls.
Geography, gender and poverty are some of the main factors in the pattern of educational marginalization. So what can we do about it?
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