Education in Plateau, Nigeria: official figures
23.2% of Plateau's 1.33 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 310,000 children; 14th highest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in Plateau have little schooling?
8.9% of people in Plateau are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 28.9% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do Plateau students do in WAEC exams?
62.8% of the 34,311 public-school candidates in Plateau who sat the 2021 WASSCE gained five or more credits including mathematics and English; 13th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 71.4%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many schools are there in Plateau?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 5,758 schools in Plateau for 2024/25, 3,786 public and 1,972 private (34% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyMore figures
- Only 50% of Plateau'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 Plateau compares with other states
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Plateau ranks 14 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kano | 39.2% |
| 12 | Taraba | 28.8% |
| 13 | Nasarawa | 25.4% |
| 14 | Plateau | 23.2% |
| 15 | Kwara | 22.0% |
| 16 | Kaduna | 21.9% |
| 17 | Adamawa | 21.7% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Plateau ranks 25 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Bauchi | 65.7% |
| 23 | Jigawa | 65.6% |
| 24 | Borno | 63.1% |
| 25 | Plateau | 62.8% |
| 26 | Katsina | 61.3% |
| 27 | Niger | 60.6% |
| 28 | Gombe | 60.4% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Plateau Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d2864fe7db20…)
- 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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