Education in Borno, Nigeria: official figures
54.2% of Borno's 1.00 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 540,000 children; 6th highest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in Borno have little schooling?
19.4% of people in Borno are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 17.7% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do Borno students do in WAEC exams?
63.1% of the 33,264 public-school candidates in Borno who sat the 2021 WASSCE gained five or more credits including mathematics and English; 14th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 71.4%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many schools are there in Borno?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 7,002 schools in Borno for 2024/25, 6,417 public and 585 private (8% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyMore figures
- Only 53% of Borno'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 Borno compares with other states
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Borno ranks 6 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Yobe | 62.9% |
| 4 | Zamfara | 61.3% |
| 5 | Bauchi | 55.7% |
| 6 | Borno | 54.2% |
| 7 | Jigawa | 51.1% |
| 8 | Gombe | 48.0% |
| 9 | Katsina | 45.9% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Borno ranks 24 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Enugu | 66.1% |
| 22 | Bauchi | 65.7% |
| 23 | Jigawa | 65.6% |
| 24 | Borno | 63.1% |
| 25 | Plateau | 62.8% |
| 26 | Katsina | 61.3% |
| 27 | Niger | 60.6% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Borno Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0f1f98bd6ae5…)
- 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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