Education in Kwara, Nigeria: official figures
22.0% of Kwara's 1.01 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 220,000 children; 15th highest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in Kwara have little schooling?
24.4% of people in Kwara are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 12.2% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do Kwara students do in WAEC exams?
57.2% of the 32,315 public-school candidates in Kwara who sat the 2021 WASSCE gained five or more credits including mathematics and English; 6th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 71.4%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many schools are there in Kwara?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 6,619 schools in Kwara for 2024/25, 2,656 public and 3,963 private (60% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyMore figures
- Only 52% of Kwara'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 Kwara compares with other states
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Kwara ranks 15 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Taraba | 28.8% |
| 13 | Nasarawa | 25.4% |
| 14 | Plateau | 23.2% |
| 15 | Kwara | 22.0% |
| 16 | Kaduna | 21.9% |
| 17 | Adamawa | 21.7% |
| 18 | Oyo | 20.9% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Kwara ranks 32 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Adamawa | 58.7% |
| 30 | Zamfara | 58.0% |
| 31 | Federal Capital Territory | 57.8% |
| 32 | Kwara | 57.2% |
| 33 | Osun | 55.4% |
| 34 | Yobe | 50.4% |
| 35 | Ebonyi | 49.4% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Kwara Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9626340eef65…)
- 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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