Education is the bedrock of development and a

measure of the standard of living of any society.

Categorization of the World into; First World and

Third World, Developed, Developing and Under-

developed, Education remains a major criteria.

Majority of out-of-school children are found in the

Third World and Under-developed Nations. These

countries are poor and remain so because of their

investment in Education.

A country with weak Educational infrastructure is

bound to keep raising at-risk-children, whose future

are left to fate.

Recent figure reveals that there are 61million out-

of-school children.

28.67million is more than the population of

198 of 242 Countries of the World; imagine

these countries without Education?

� 28.67million will never

enter school

� 15.86million have dropped

out of school

� 16.47million start school

late

Of the 61million out-of-school children, 36million

(about 50%) live in Africa.

Of this 36million, 31million (86.1%) live in the sub-

Saharan Africa.

10.5million out-of-

school children are

Nigerian Children.

61,000,000

36,000,000

31,000,000

10,500,000

�World

�Africa

�Sub-Sahara

�Nigeria

17.21% of

out-of-school

children are

Nigerians

Nigeria population is

170,123,740 million

(July 2012 est.) – CIA Factbook.

0-14 years: 43.9%

74,684,322 Million

10,542,104 million out-of-school is

14.12% children from 0-14years. Year Out of School % Growth

1999 7,444,026

2000 6,940,723 -7.25%

2003 7,122,520 2.55%

2004 7,093,503 -0.41%

2005 7,133,266 0.56%

2006 7,150,254 0.24%

2007 8,653,439 17.37%

… … ...

2012 10,542,105 17.92%

21,122,583 million

children of school age were

recorded in 2007.

An equivalent 8,653,439million were out of School.

For every 10

school age

Children, 4 are

out of school!

Nigeria population is growing astronomically,

with over 40% between 0-14years, without

education, what fate await them in the

Future?

The Government holds the

primary responsibility to create an

enabling environment for every

child to be enrolled in school.

Parents hold their Children the

chief goal of preparing them for

a better tomorrow by enrolling

them in school and ensuring

they stay in school.

Together they hold the responsibility of raising

Citizens equipped with the right Education and

Values to make the Family, Community, Nation

and the World a better place

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Government, Parents, Teachers, Neighbours,

Guardians, Brothers, Sisters, Uncles, Aunty,

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Reference:CIA Factbook

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