🇳🇬  Nigeria's Open Education Data Initiative

Education Intelligence.
Evidence-Based.
Transparent.

Real-time education data mining, analysis, and visualization for Nigeria's 36 states — empowering policymakers, NGOs, researchers, and communities.

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01 — National Overview

Nigeria Education at a Glance

Key performance indicators across Nigeria's education system, updated Q4 2024.

Enrolled Students
0M
↑ 3.2% vs last year
Active Schools
0K
↑ 1.8% new registrations
LGAs Covered
0
of 774 total LGAs
Data Points
0M+
Updated monthly
Year
Region
 Showing live filtered data
📊
Net Enrollment Rate
67.4%
↑ 2.1% from prior year
🎓
Primary Completion
71.2%
↑ 0.8% from prior year
📚
Adult Literacy Rate
62.0%
↑ 1.3% 5-yr trend
⚖️
Gender Parity Index
0.87
↑ 0.03 improving
🏆
Avg. Compliance Score
66.8/100
↑ 4.2pts nationwide
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Funding / Student
₦48,200
↓ 3.1% real terms
Enrollment Trend (2019–2024)
Total students across all levels, millions
Enrollment by Level (2024)
Distribution across education levels
Primary Completion by Region
Geopolitical zones vs national average
Gender Parity by Level
Girls per 100 boys — drops at each transition
02 — State Intelligence

Interactive States Map

Click any marker to see full state metrics. Colour = compliance score tier.

Compliance:
80–100 High
60–79 Medium
Below 60 Watch List
Hover or click a marker for details
03 — Compliance & Accountability

State Compliance Dashboard

Ranked by education compliance score — data reporting, infrastructure, budget adherence, and teacher quality.

#StateRegionCompliance ScoreEnrollment₦/StudentInfraTrend
#StateScoreEnrollmentInfra
#StateScorePrimary IssueTrend
04 — Education Financing

Budget & Resource Allocation

Federal, state, and LGA education spending. Tracking the 26% Abuja Declaration commitment.

Per-Student Funding by State
₦ per enrolled student — top 14 states
Funding Sources Split
Federal · State · LGA · Donors · Household
Annual Education Budget (₦ Billion)
Nominal vs real-terms, 2018–2024
Spending Category Breakdown
Where the education budget goes (2024)
05 — Infrastructure & Facilities

School Infrastructure Index

Physical infrastructure across all registered schools, based on 2024 facility audits.

🚰 Clean Water Access
NBS 2024
48.3%
28,420 of 58,841 schools
🔋 Electricity Access
UBEC 2024
35.7%
21,026 of 58,841 schools
🏫 Adequate Classrooms
FME 2024
61.2%
Meeting classroom-to-pupil ratios
📶 Internet Connectivity
NCC 2024
18.4%
Critical gap for digital learning
🚻 Functional Toilets
WASH 2024
52.8%
Separate male/female facilities
📖 Textbook Availability
NERDC 2024
74.1%
≥1 textbook per 2 students
Infrastructure Index by Geopolitical Zone
Composite score per zone (0–100)
06 — Data Briefs & Reports

Latest Intelligence

Monthly automated data briefs, policy notes, and research publications. Click any card to read the full report.

Monthly Brief
Q4 2024 National Education Performance Report: Enrollment Gains & Funding Gaps

National enrollment reached 37.2M in Q4 2024, a 3.2% YoY gain. Per-student funding declined 3.1% in real terms despite nominal budget increase.

Dec 2024 · 18 pages
Research
The Out-of-School Children Crisis: North-East Nigeria Analysis 2024

10.2M children remain out of school. Borno, Yobe, and Zamfara account for 34% of this figure, driven by conflict and infrastructure collapse.

Nov 2024 · 32 pages
Policy Note
Tracking the 26% Education Budget Commitment: Who's Complying?

Only 7 of 36 states met the Abuja Declaration 26% education budget target in 2024. Analysis of allocations, diversions, and gaps.

Oct 2024 · 12 pages
Research
Teacher-Pupil Ratios: A State-by-State Deficit Analysis

Nigeria has a shortfall of 277,000 qualified teachers at primary level. North-West ratio stands at 1:62 vs UNESCO's recommended 1:40.

Sep 2024 · 24 pages
Monthly Brief
Digital Infrastructure in Nigerian Schools: EdTech Readiness Index 2024

Only 18.4% of schools have internet. Lagos leads at 61%; Borno trails at 4.2%. A ₦280B investment gap stands between Nigeria and digital learning.

Aug 2024 · 15 pages
Policy Note
Gender Parity in Secondary Education: Progress and Remaining Gaps

National GPI improved to 0.87. South-West achieves near-parity at 0.97, while North-West lags at 0.68 — revealing deep structural inequality.

Jul 2024 · 20 pages

Data Sources & Partners

FMEUBECNBS NERDCWAECNUC JAMBUNICEF NigeriaWorld BankGPE
Monthly Brief
Dec 2024
18 pages
Article Title
By Edu-Data Nigeria Research Team
Product Roadmap · 2026 – 2027
From Prototype
to National Infrastructure.

A phased, evidence-driven path to becoming Nigeria's definitive open education data platform — and a model for sub-Saharan Africa.

37M+
Students tracked by 2027
774
LGAs covered at scale
58K+
School profiles live
₦0
Cost to access data
Q1–Q2 2026
Phase 1
✓ Completed
Foundation & Working Prototype

Built the full platform architecture, all 8 data visualisation modules, the interactive 37-state map, compliance scoring, data brief templates, and deployed the working prototype.

Interactive Map8 Chart ModulesCompliance LeaderboardLogin SystemArticle DrawerOpen Source
Result: Reviewed by 12 stakeholders. Progressed to Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship assessment.
Q2–Q3 2026
Phase 2
⬡ In Planning
Backend, Real Data & API Layer

Build Node.js/Express REST API, PostgreSQL database with full Nigeria education schema, Redis caching. Replace demonstration data with verified UBEC, NBS, and FME live data.

Node.js APIPostgreSQLUBEC IntegrationUser Auth TiersAPI DocsCSV Export
Milestone: First live data brief with verified, citable government sources.
Q3 2026–Q1 2027
Phase 3
◎ Next Up
Automated Crawlers & AI Intelligence Briefs

Deploy Python Scrapy crawlers across 9 government sources on automated cron schedules. Integrate AI for monthly brief generation. Launch SMS digest for low-connectivity access.

Python ScrapyWAEC/JAMBAI Brief GenerationCron JobsSMS Digest
Milestone: Fully autonomous platform. 500+ monthly brief subscribers.
Q4 2026
🚀 LAUNCH
🚀 Public Launch
Full Platform Goes Live — Nigeria-Wide

Official public launch with Next.js frontend, school-level profiles, multilingual UI (Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, English), parent dashboards, and MNO zero-rating partnerships.

Next.jsSchool ProfilesHausa/Yoruba/IgboMTN/Airtel Zero-RatingParent DashboardPWA
Target: 1,000+ institutional users · 36 states reporting · FME official endorsement
2026–2027
Phase 5
◌ Vision
National Scale & Sub-Saharan Expansion

All 774 LGAs covered. Revenue from institutional API subscriptions and government white-label licensing achieves sustainability. Pilots in Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda.

774 LGAsCommunity DataAPI SubscriptionsGovt White-LabelGhana PilotKenya Pilot
Vision: Edu-Data becomes the operational data infrastructure for evidence-based education policy in West Africa.