New Data from UBEC shows Out-of School Children Now 10.1 Million and Not 13.2 million

Nigeria will have to redouble her effort to ensure that children not in school are encouraged to attend and finish basic education

This has become necessary as a newly released data from the universal Basic Education commission shows Nigeria now has 10.1 million out-of in-school children, and not 13.2 as was controversially pronounced during the year 2019

Minister of education, Adamu Adamu at the public presentation of the 2018 National Schools Personnel Audit report in Abuja on monday, December 16, 2019, said the National 'shame' over no official data is now a thing of the past with the latest statistics

Data from UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and other international development partners have been helpful for planing and the distribution of resources and funds to improve access and standard of her education, but with Nigeria's official data, it may no longer rely on foreign figures

The presentataton of the 2018 National personnel Audit report, shows Nigeria actually has 10.1 million out school children.

The report shows Nigeria needs to build 20, 000 schools in every two kilometer walk and needs the employment of more qualified teachers, especially in the Early childhood Education, to maintain one to thirty five, teacher pupils ratio

The need for Federa, states and local government to embrace and utilise the new data to properly budget for education, was e-emphasised by development partners

With a new data for Nigeria's Basic education sub-sector available to adequate plan the development of the country's education, it is the expectation of a cross section of stakeholders that the document should not be left to gather dust in the book shelves