Education in Sokoto, Nigeria: official figures
66.4% of Sokoto's 1.89 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 1,250,000 children; 2nd highest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in Sokoto have little schooling?
21.6% of people in Sokoto are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 16.8% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do Sokoto students do in WAEC exams?
67.6% of the 5,298 public-school candidates in Sokoto who sat the 2021 WASSCE gained five or more credits including mathematics and English; 18th lowest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 71.4%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many schools are there in Sokoto?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 4,825 schools in Sokoto for 2024/25, 4,514 public and 311 private (6% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyHow crowded are classrooms in Sokoto?
In the 95% of schools that returned the 2024/25 Annual School Census, there were 65.2 learners per teacher and 82.4 per classroom (the Universal Basic Education standard is 35).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyHow Sokoto compares with other states
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Sokoto ranks 2 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kebbi | 67.6% |
| 2 | Sokoto | 66.4% |
| 3 | Yobe | 62.9% |
| 4 | Zamfara | 61.3% |
| 5 | Bauchi | 55.7% |
| 6 | Borno | 54.2% |
| 7 | Jigawa | 51.1% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Sokoto ranks 20 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Kebbi | 71.6% |
| 18 | Ekiti | 70.8% |
| 19 | Ondo | 68.2% |
| 20 | Sokoto | 67.6% |
| 21 | Enugu | 66.1% |
| 22 | Bauchi | 65.7% |
| 23 | Jigawa | 65.6% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Sokoto Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5c48b79a9949…)
- 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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