Education in Gombe, Nigeria: official figures
48.0% of Gombe's 1.01 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 480,000 children; 8th highest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in Gombe have little schooling?
15.8% of people in Gombe are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 25.0% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do Gombe students do in WAEC exams?
60.4% of the 22,409 public-school candidates in Gombe who sat the 2021 WASSCE gained five or more credits including mathematics and English; 10th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 71.4%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many schools are there in Gombe?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 3,494 schools in Gombe for 2024/25, 2,467 public and 1,027 private (29% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyMore figures
- Only 58% of Gombe'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 Gombe compares with other states
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Gombe ranks 8 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bauchi | 55.7% |
| 6 | Borno | 54.2% |
| 7 | Jigawa | 51.1% |
| 8 | Gombe | 48.0% |
| 9 | Katsina | 45.9% |
| 10 | Niger | 42.8% |
| 11 | Kano | 39.2% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Gombe ranks 28 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Plateau | 62.8% |
| 26 | Katsina | 61.3% |
| 27 | Niger | 60.6% |
| 28 | Gombe | 60.4% |
| 29 | Adamawa | 58.7% |
| 30 | Zamfara | 58.0% |
| 31 | Federal Capital Territory | 57.8% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Gombe Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bbdb94f31a8f…)
- 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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