Education in Lagos, Nigeria: official figures
6.4% of Lagos' 3.13 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 200,000 children; 5th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in Lagos have little schooling?
1.9% of people in Lagos are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 5.5% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do Lagos students do in WAEC exams?
78.1% of the 181,172 public-school candidates in Lagos 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 Lagos?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 14,622 schools in Lagos for 2024/25, 2,700 public and 11,922 private (82% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyHow crowded are classrooms in Lagos?
In the 85% of schools that returned the 2024/25 Annual School Census, there were 15.5 learners per teacher and 46.4 per classroom (the Universal Basic Education standard is 35).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyHow Lagos compares with other states
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Lagos ranks 33 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Cross River | 7.6% |
| 31 | Enugu | 7.5% |
| 32 | Bayelsa | 7.4% |
| 33 | Lagos | 6.4% |
| 34 | Abia | 5.6% |
| 35 | Ekiti | 5.1% |
| 36 | Imo | 5.1% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Lagos ranks 11 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 14 | Nasarawa | 75.3% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Lagos Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 501bd9ea2cbf…)
- 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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