Children in enrolled in public elementary school in Nigeria 2019, by age and gender
In the school year 2018/2019, 22.7 million children in Nigeria were enrolled in public elementary schools. The official primary education age in Nigeria lies between six to 11 years old. Children aged above 11 years who attend elementary school are considered over-aged. The number of pupils over the age of 11 in primary schools was 1.8 million as of 2019, while some 1.3 million infants who were enrolled in elementary school were aged below six years.