Education in Taraba, Nigeria: official figures
28.8% of Taraba's 0.99 million school-age children (6 to 15) were not attending school, about 290,000 children; 12th highest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 28.7%).
How many adults in Taraba have little schooling?
10.6% of people in Taraba are poor and live in a household where no adult has completed six years of school, and 26.8% are poor and have a child two or more years behind at school.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow do Taraba students do in WAEC exams?
75.7% of the 16,762 public-school candidates in Taraba who sat the 2021 WASSCE gained five or more credits including mathematics and English; 12th highest of the 36 states and the FCT (Nigeria: 71.4%).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many schools are there in Taraba?
The Federal Ministry of Education lists 5,129 schools in Taraba for 2024/25, 3,263 public and 1,866 private (36% private).
Source: Federal Ministry of Education · saved copyMore figures
- Only 45% of Taraba'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 Taraba compares with other states
School-age children (6-15) out of school (2021/22)
Taraba ranks 12 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School-age children (6-15) out of school |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Katsina | 45.9% |
| 10 | Niger | 42.8% |
| 11 | Kano | 39.2% |
| 12 | Taraba | 28.8% |
| 13 | Nasarawa | 25.4% |
| 14 | Plateau | 23.2% |
| 15 | Kwara | 22.0% |
WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) (2021)
Taraba ranks 12 of 37, highest first.
| Rank | Region | WASSCE: 5 credits incl. maths and English (public schools) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 15 | Kano | 74.1% |
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Sources
- Federal Ministry of Education: Taraba Education Statistics 2024: Annual School Census 2024/25 (Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 eadc3717f86a…)
- 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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