Nigeria accounts for 12.4 percent of out-of-school children in Sub-Saharan Africa which has been heightened by school closures and the non-return of children after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, revealed this during the activities to mark the 2023 education week of the Edo government in Benin.
Represented by the director of basic education, Olatunji Davis, he said that data from the 2018 national population audit shows that 10.5 million Nigerian children are not in school.
He revealed that the education challenge is an open secret as out of 258 million out-of-school children worldwide, an estimated 62 million are in Sub-Saharan Africa while Nigeria accounts for 12.4 percent of the out-of-school children in sub-Saharan Africa.
He said that education is one of the most important investments a country can make in its future as it is a powerful agent of change which improves health, livelihoods, contributes to social stability and drives long-term economic growth.
He also reiterated that the return on investment in education is very high; therefore, there must be no compromise on quality.
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