NigeriaDHSEdDataSurvey2010EducationDataforDecision-makingInsidefrontcoverBlankNigeriaDHSEdDataSurvey2010EducationDataforDecision-makingThe2010NigeriaEducationDataSurvey(NEDS)wasimplementedbytheNationalPopulationCommission(NPC)incollaborationwiththeFederalMinistryofEducationandtheUniversalBasicEducationCommission.RTIInternationalprovidedtechnicalassistanceThe2010NEDSwasjointlyfundedbytheUnitedStatesAgencyforInternationalDevelopment(USAID)andtheUKDepartmentforInternationalDevelopment(DFID).Suggestedcitation:NationalPopulationCommission(Nigeria)andRTIInternational,2011.NigeriaDemographicandHealthSurvey(DHS)EdDataProfile1990,2003,and2008:EducationDataforDecision-Making.2011.Washington,DC,USA:NationalPopulationCommissionandRTIInternational.Finalversion5/23/2011NigeriaDHSEdDataSurvey2010EducationDataforDecision-makingNationalPopulationCommissionAbuja,NigeriaRTIInternational3040EastCornwallisRoadResearchTrianglePark,NC27709-2194May2011NationalPopulationCommissionFederalMinistryofEducationFederalRepublicofNigeriaFederalRepublicofNigeriaEducationSectorSupportProgrammeinNigeria(ESSPIN)CONTENTSSUMMARYOFFINDINGS................................................................................xviiiCharacteristicsofHouseholdsandHouseholdMembers..............................xviiiChildren’sSchoolAttendance.........................................................................xxPrimarySchoolPupilAbsenteeism...............................................................xxiiHouseholdExpendituresonSchoolingandOtherContributionstoSchoolingxxiii1.INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................11.1History,Geography,andEconomy..........................................................11.2EducationSystemandPrograms.................................................