Education in Ekiti, Nigeria: official figures
5.1% of Ekiti's 0.85 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 40,000 children; joint 2nd lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in Ekiti have little schooling?
6.5% of people in Ekiti are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 7.1% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do Ekiti students do in WAEC exams?
70.8% of the 18,691 public-school candidates in Ekiti who sat the 2021 WASSCE gained five or more credits including mathematics and English; 18th highest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 71.4%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many schools are there in Ekiti?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 2,905 schools in Ekiti for 2024/25, 1,337 public and 1,568 private (54% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyHow crowded are classrooms in Ekiti?
In the 76% of schools that returned the 2024/25 Annual School Census, there were 13.0 learners per teacher and 28.1 per classroom (the Universal Basic Education standard is 35).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyHow Ekiti compares with other states
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Ekiti ranks 35 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Enugu | 7.5% |
| 32 | Bayelsa | 7.4% |
| 33 | Lagos | 6.4% |
| 34 | Abia | 5.6% |
| 35 | Ekiti | 5.1% |
| 36 | Imo | 5.1% |
| 37 | Anambra | 2.9% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Ekiti ranks 18 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kano | 74.1% |
| 16 | Ogun | 73.9% |
| 17 | Kebbi | 71.6% |
| 18 | Ekiti | 70.8% |
| 19 | Ondo | 68.2% |
| 20 | Sokoto | 67.6% |
| 21 | Enugu | 66.1% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Ekiti Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8716f1179091…)
- 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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