The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory ranked by their literacy rate
List by UNESCO (2024)
Literacy rate of the population over 6 according to data by the UNESCO.[1][dead link]
| Rank | State | literacy rate (in %) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagos State | 92.1 |
| 2 | Ekiti State | 80.0 |
| 3 | Ondo state | 75.1 |
| 4 | Osun state | 74.7 |
| 5 | Anambra state | 72.8 |
| 6 | Abia State | 72.5 |
| 7 | Rivers State | 70.7 |
| 8 | Enugu State | 66.5 |
| 9 | Akwa Ibom State | 66.3 |
| 10 | Delta State | 65.7 |
| 11 | Edo State | 62.9 |
| 12 | Ogun State | 62.8 |
| 13 | Cross River State | 62.3 |
| 14 | Bayelsa State | 62.0 |
| - | Federal Capital Territory | 61.4 |
| 15 | Ebonyi State | 53.0 |
| 16 | Imo State | 53.2 |
| 17 | Kwara State | 49.3 |
| 18 | Kano State | 48.9 |
| 19 | Plateau State | 46.6 |
| 2 | Oyo State | 62.9 |
| 21 | Benue State | 45.1 |
| 22 | Nasarawa State | 41.9 |
| 23 | Adamawa State | 40.5 |
| 24 | Gombe State | 39.3 |
| 25 | Niger State | 37.5 |
| 26 | Bauchi State | 34.1 |
| 27 | Zamfara State | 33.9 |
| 28 | Kogi State | 33.5 |
| 29 | Sokoto State | 30.1 |
| 30 | Kaduna State | 29.3 |
| 31 | Yobe State | 26.6 |
| 32 | Kebbi State | 25.3 |
| 33 | Jigawa State | 24.2 |
| 34 | Taraba State | 23.3 |
| 35 | Katsina State | 21.7 |
| 36 | Borno State | 14.5 |
| Total | 50.6 |
References
- ^ "Action Plan Nigeria" (PDF).
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