Gender parity and educational development in Nigeria: an analysis of recent trends
by James S. Etim
International Journal of Education Economics and Development (IJEED), Vol. 4, No. 2, 2013

Abstract: Education is a vehicle for social change and has been linked to development. One of the goals in Education for All is the elimination of gender disparities in education by 2015. In light of EFA Goal 3, several questions were raised with regards to education in Nigeria including: 1) whether there are gender disparities in primary school enrolment; 2) whether there are gender disparities in enrolment in secondary education; 3) whether there are gender differences in terms of student performance at the end of secondary education. The primary source of data was the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics. It was found that although there was progress during the years in the study, gender disparity in favour of male students still remained. Some suggestions were made on strategies to improve the situation.

Online publication date: Sat, 10-May-2014

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