Education in Kogi, Nigeria: official figures
10.2% of Kogi's 1.09 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 110,000 children; 11th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in Kogi have little schooling?
10.2% of people in Kogi are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 12.7% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do Kogi students do in WAEC exams?
78.1% of the 30,129 public-school candidates in Kogi who sat the 2021 WASSCE gained five or more credits including mathematics and English; joint 10th highest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 71.4%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many schools are there in Kogi?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 5,765 schools in Kogi for 2024/25, 3,183 public and 2,582 private (45% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyMore figures
- Only 46% of Kogi'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 Kogi compares with other states
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Kogi ranks 27 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Federal Capital Territory | 12.8% |
| 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% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Kogi ranks 10 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Edo | 80.3% |
| 8 | Anambra | 80.2% |
| 9 | Kaduna | 79.2% |
| 10 | Kogi | 78.1% |
| 11 | Lagos | 78.1% |
| 12 | Taraba | 75.7% |
| 13 | Akwa Ibom | 75.5% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Kogi Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 55fa74be4ee1…)
- 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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