The glass appears to have overflowed for Nigeria ’s out-of-school children , with all thirty-six states and the Federal Capital Territory all featuring prominent on an index of states with out-of-school children . Kebbi State tops the index released by the Cable, an online media organisation. It is closely followed by Sokoto and Yobe states, their percentages pointing to a truly perilous situation.
Anambra State expectedly brings up the rear with decades of massive investment in education in the ‘Light of the Nation’ state, showing the rest of the country the way to go. The list indicts Nigeria, insistently lamenting the failure of a country that continues to fail children
Nigeria Out-Of-School Children Education Index States
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