Regional Inequality of Educational Attainment in Nigeria
Habibu Mohammed Umar, Russayani Ismail, Roslan Abdul-Hakim
Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · pp. 420–430 · Published 21 Dec 2013
10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7080Abstract
Aims: This article measures educational inequalities between Northern and Southern regions of Nigeria and compare it with the educational distribution within regions. Study Design: A cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Nigeria, 2012. Methodology: Theil Index and Decomposition Analysis. Results: Educational inequality is higher in the North than in the South as 17 out of 19 states of northern Nigeria have higher Theil index than the national Theil index. However, educational attainment and inequality are found to have a negative relationship. Conclusion: Within regions inequality rather than between regions is the main source of education inequality in Nigeria. There is a negative relationship between educational attainment and inequality. It implies that states with higher educational attainment are more likely to achieve more equitable distributions of education.
Cited by 16
Juliana Souza Scriptore, Carlos Azzoni · Regional Science Policy & Practice · 2020
Rebecca Simson · International Journal of Educational Development · 2021
Suleman Lazarus, Mark Button · Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking · 2022
Isabella C. Endacott, Erika Galipo, Abel B. Ekiri · Veterinary Sciences · 2021
Akaninyene Otu, Okey Okuzu, Emmanuel Effa · Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease · 2021
Mohammed Touitou, Laib Yacine, Boudeghdegh Ahmed · International Journal of Social Economics · 2020
Suleman Lazarus, Mark Button · 2022
Emmanuel Firima, Birger Forsberg · Journal of Global Health Reports · 2020
LADAN, Usman, WALI, Bawa Abubakar, Ishaq, Lawal Nuhu · Federal University Gusau Faculty of Education Journal · 2026
Oluwakemi Adeola Obayelu, Ayodeji Ojo, Olamide Oladoyin · Rural Sustainability Research · 2018
Related research
- Molecular Biology Methods to Assess Microbiological Hazard Concerning Objects of Cultural Heritage — shares topic coverage
- Growth and Decomposition of Onion Production in Maharashtra, India — shares topic coverage
- Effect of Climate, Growth and Decomposition Analysis of Maize in India — shares topic coverage
- Does Income Diversification Reduce Poverty in Rural Households? — shares topic coverage
- Сomposition and Rheological Properties of Decomposition Products of Low Grade Phosphorite with Phosphoric Acid — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
0
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
16
Citations
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
No views recorded yet.
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
No traffic recorded yet.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.