Education in Delta, Nigeria: official figures
9.3% of Delta's 1.55 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 140,000 children; 10th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in Delta have little schooling?
5.8% of people in Delta are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 15.4% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do Delta students do in WAEC exams?
88.1% of the 63,103 public-school candidates in Delta who sat the 2021 WASSCE gained five or more credits including mathematics and English; 3rd highest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 71.4%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many schools are there in Delta?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 5,337 schools in Delta for 2024/25, 1,736 public and 3,601 private (67% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyMore figures
- Only 36% of Delta'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 Delta compares with other states
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Delta ranks 28 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Edo | 11.3% |
| 26 | Akwa Ibom | 10.6% |
| 27 | Kogi | 10.2% |
| 28 | Delta | 9.3% |
| 29 | Rivers | 7.7% |
| 30 | Cross River | 7.6% |
| 31 | Enugu | 7.5% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Delta ranks 3 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abia | 90.6% |
| 2 | Rivers | 88.4% |
| 3 | Delta | 88.1% |
| 4 | Imo | 85.0% |
| 5 | Bayelsa | 84.8% |
| 6 | Cross River | 82.8% |
| 7 | Edo | 80.3% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Delta Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 214db972e9cc…)
- 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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