Nigeria

Between February 2014 and November 2015, RTI International implemented the Reading and Access Research Activity (RARA). Funding was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Nigeria through the Education Data for Decision Making (EdData) II task order (http://www.eddataglobal.org). The purpose of RARA was to provide data to better inform the Nigerian government, donor partners, civil society, and others about issues related to education access and reading outcomes, issues related to Goal 1 and Goal 3, respectively, of USAID’s Education Strategy. Specifically, the research RARA conducted in Bauchi, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, and Sokoto states is intended to inform future interventions aimed at increasing access to education (in both formal government and non-formal religious schools) and improving children’s literacy skills, specifically in Hausa. This report summarizes activities and outcomes.

This early grade reading material is made possible through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Nigeria Reading and Access Research Activity (EdData Task Order Number 26, EHC-E-00-04-00004-00) implemented by RTI International. It was tested in a controlled experiment that demonstrated effectiveness of the approach on improving reading skills.

This infographic provides key statistics related to public versus private school in Nigeria, based on the NEDS 2015 data set.

The attached survey instruments were used to analyze various learning materials as part of the Survey of Children's Reading Materials in African Languages in Eleven Countries (part of the DERP program).

The purpose of the Reading Materials Survey was to develop an approach to collecting information on the available supply of early grade reading (EGR) materials. The approach included the development of a questionnaire and a protocol for data collection. The survey results will serve primarily to inform the Global Reading Repository by providing a detailed description of the current supply of EGR materials in African languages. This document specifically summarizes the findings from Early Grade Reading Materials Survey conducted in Nigeria. (Part of the DERP program).

The purpose of the Reading Materials Survey was to develop an approach to collecting information on the available supply of early grade reading (EGR) materials. The approach included the development of a questionnaire and a protocol for data collection. The survey results will serve primarily to inform the Global Reading Repository by providing a detailed description of the current supply of EGR materials in African languages in the following 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

This brief discusses the Nigeria Reading and Access Research Activity and the research on education access conducted through the various desk studies, surveys, and evaluations as part of the activity.

This presentation provides data on Islamic schooling in Nigeria. The presentation was prepared for and presented at a dissemination event in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. The data for this presentation was collected under the USAID-funded National Education Data Survey for Nigeria (NEDS 2015).

This presentation provides data on cost of schooling in Nigeria. The presentation was prepared for and presented at a dissemination event in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. The data for this presentation was collected under the USAID-funded National Education Data Survey for Nigeria (NEDS 2015).

This presentation provides data on public and private schooling in Nigeria. The presentation was prepared for and presented at a dissemination event in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. The data for this presentation was collected under the USAID-funded National Education Data Survey for Nigeria (NEDS 2015).