Education in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria: official figures
12.8% of the FCT's 0.79 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 100,000 children; joint 14th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in the FCT have little schooling?
6.9% of people in the FCT are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 12.6% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do the FCT students do in WAEC exams?
57.8% of the 32,987 public-school candidates in the FCT who sat the 2021 WASSCE gained five or more credits including mathematics and English; 7th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 71.4%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many schools are there in the FCT?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 6,856 schools in the FCT for 2024/25, 1,299 public and 5,557 private (81% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyMore figures
- Only 12% of the FCT's schools returned the 2024/25 Annual School Census, so enrolment and class-size figures are incomplete. Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copy
How Federal Capital Territory compares with other federal capital territories
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Federal Capital Territory ranks 24 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Ebonyi | 16.7% |
| 22 | Ondo | 13.8% |
| 23 | Osun | 12.8% |
| 24 | Federal Capital Territory | 12.8% |
| 25 | Edo | 11.3% |
| 26 | Akwa Ibom | 10.6% |
| 27 | Kogi | 10.2% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Federal Capital Territory ranks 31 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Gombe | 60.4% |
| 29 | Adamawa | 58.7% |
| 30 | Zamfara | 58.0% |
| 31 | Federal Capital Territory | 57.8% |
| 32 | Kwara | 57.2% |
| 33 | Osun | 55.4% |
| 34 | Yobe | 50.4% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Federal Capital Territory Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d913e4383131…)
- National Bureau of Statistics: Nigeria Multidimensional Poverty Index (2022), Appendix D tables by state, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 26498590b192…)
- National Bureau of Statistics: Annual Abstract of Statistics 2023, Table 193: WASSCE candidates' performance in public schools by state and sex, 2021, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e033cb20cc2d…)
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