Private Schools Outpace Public Institutions in Growth Rate, New Data Reveals - Blackbox Nigeria

Private Schools Outpace Public Institutions in Growth Rate, New Data Reveals - Blackbox Nigeria

Ghazali Ibrahim Nigeria’s education sector is witnessing a significant structural shift as new data shows that non-state (private) schools are growing at a much faster rate than government-owned institutions, particularly at the primary and junior secondary levels. According to recently released figures, the number of private primary schools in the country surged by 31.56 per cent between 2017 and 2022, a sharp contrast to the 3.3 per cent growt…