Education in Edo, Nigeria: official figures
11.3% of Edo's 0.98 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 110,000 children; 13th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in Edo have little schooling?
6.2% of people in Edo are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 9.6% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do Edo students do in WAEC exams?
80.3% of the 59,042 public-school candidates in Edo who sat the 2021 WASSCE gained five or more credits including mathematics and English; 7th highest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 71.4%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many schools are there in Edo?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 4,968 schools in Edo for 2024/25, 1,951 public and 3,017 private (61% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyMore figures
- Only 32% of Edo'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 Edo compares with other states
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Edo ranks 25 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 28 | Delta | 9.3% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Edo ranks 7 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Imo | 85.0% |
| 5 | Bayelsa | 84.8% |
| 6 | Cross River | 82.8% |
| 7 | Edo | 80.3% |
| 8 | Anambra | 80.2% |
| 9 | Kaduna | 79.2% |
| 10 | Kogi | 78.1% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Edo Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b04b8ae71814…)
- 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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