NIGERIAN YOUTH OVERVIEW

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DEMOGRAPHICS

• Population: 126,635,626 (Ranked 10^th in the world by the US Census Bureau).
• Children 0-14: 43.7%—55,356,422.
• Teenage 10-19: 23.3%—29,547,775.
• Youth between 15-24: 20.3%—25,684,752.
• Seniors Over 70: 1.6%—1,963,969.
• Male to female ratio: 102.4 males per 100 females.
• Birth rate: 40.16 per 1,000 people.
• Life expectancy at birth: 52.43 for males and 53.68 for females.
• Infant mortality rate: 68.17 per 1,000 live births.

EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE

ISSUES

UNESCO Statistics Division.

US Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook.

Freedom House.

Jonathan Ketcham cCYS

SOURCES

Illiteracy is a major problem for Nigeria. Estimates have the number of Nigerians over 15 who are illiterate at 26 million (almost 37% of the over 15 population).

In 1994, there were almost 40 thousand primary schools in Nigeria, with an enrollment of 16.2 million. There were almost 2 million more males than females in primary schools that year.