Top 10 most educated tribes in Nigeria


With over 370 tribes in Nigeria, it is hard to judge which community has the biggest number of educated people. The government does not count and report such statistics. Still, it is so interesting to know what is the most educated tribe in Nigeria, isn’t it?


Educated tribes in Nigeria
We have created a list that doesn’t have a specific order. These are just 10 tribes that come from all over Nigeria. Once again, this is just our ideas and we hope that our readers can offer their own views regarding the most educated state in Nigeria and the most educated people.

Igbo
This community is one of the biggest in Nigeria. There are many farmers and traders among Igbo people. It is believed that this tribe is very educated. By the way, many representatives of this tribe love to gain new knowledge, self-develop and implement creative business ideas into life.

Yes, Igbos have many businesspersons among them. There are even sayings that there is nothing good in places where you don’t meet Igbo businessmen.


Yoruba
This tribe is also one of the biggest in the country. Many of its representatives get high job positions, become professors, and reach other educational heights.

Yoruba people often become top managers and lead the companies.


Urhobo
The tribe mostly lives in the Niger Delta area. Just like many other modern communities, Urhobo people follow the trend and gain their education. Many families have their own professors.

Edo
These people like to migrate. They often go overseas searching for better life. Being highly civilized, they also get a good level of education.

Ijaw
This Nigerian tribe has many educated people. This is why we have added it to our list of the citizens who are schooled and continue to get knowledge, self-improve, and develop throughout their lives.

Itsekiri
The community lives in the same areas as Urhobo people. Representatives from Itsekiri tribe also do their best to get an education. If the family leader is not educated, he makes sure his kids would gain the knowledge in different spheres of life.

Isoko
This tribe doesn’t have as many people as other majority communities from Nigeria. Still, it is known that the representatives of Isoko community do get an education and deserve their place on our list.


Calabar
Many of us like the interesting intonation you can hear when a Calabar person speaks. This tribe is educated. You can watch Nollywood movies to understand this.

Ibibio
Is this tribe schooled? Like many other communities, Ibibios also get their education and many of the members know a lot.

Hausa
This ethnic group is also one of the largest in Nigeria along with Yoruba and Igbo. This community prefers the life in villages and small towns as well as rural areas.

Hausa who live in big cities are educated. They like to explore new spheres and they are good at planning. Many representatives of this tribe are good entrepreneurs.

Those members who live in rural territories get a lower level of education. Most of these people cannot read or write and have to work in agriculture or stay unemployed.

Many individuals of hundreds of Nigerian tribes do get an education too This includes the Nupe people, Ndoro, Igalla, Jaku, Kamo, and many other communities we haven’t listed.

Which Hausa... the one I know abi another one...

Mm! This list is semi complete.... I think

hallucination

Urhobo waado

Hausa people < igala people

Ok o

Why are people still doing this?

Where is Igala

Yoruba should be first, then Igbo second, as a result of civil war, we Igbo's suffered severe set back academically. And also Herbert Macaulay gave many Yorubas scholarship while Nnamdi azikwe was busy posing as Zik of Africa. I know my history.

onyidon22:
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A ten minute Google research would have saved you from this mess. Stop parading yourself as Igbo because it's obvious to even kid in the kindergarten that you are a bloody afonja.
The issue of which tribe goes to school more than others has been trashed here in nairaland severally and every data points to the east.
Your assertion is based on ignorance and you should do yourself a Favour by liberating yourself from it.

So I'm now yoruba cause I didn't support Igbo's. O chim, nke a gwukwara ike.

onyidon22:
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A ten minute Google research would have saved you from this mess. Stop parading yourself as Igbo because it's obvious to even kid in the kindergarten that you are a bloody afonja.
The issue of which tribe goes to school more than others has been trashed here in nairaland severally and every data points to the east.
Your assertion is based on ignorance and you should do yourself a Favour by liberating yourself from it.

Lies.

Have you served? Most of the orientation camps in Nigeria are filled with Yoruba people. Why? Why not the Igbos? Do the Igbos skip service? Why do you guys always claim to top everything?

https://students.com.ng/educated-tribes-nigeria-top-10/

Igbo yea
Yoruba yea
Igala itshekiri Edo ijaw calabar south south heck yaeh!

Hausa Fulani fuvk no!!!!

Valerie47:
Yoruba should be first, then Igbo second, as a result of civil war, we Igbo's suffered severe set back academically. And also Herbert Macaulay gave many Yorubas scholarship while Nnamdi azikwe was busy posing as Zik of Africa. I know my history.

you really don't have sense at all!

igala suppose to be there and remove that hausa

Some groups you placed there are not tribes but sub group

Igala is in the top 3. I also heard that 95 percent of katsina people don't speak English. 80% in Kano. Tho speaking English is not synonymous to being educated, it is a significant determinant in Nigeria.

masu:
Top 10 most educated tribes in Nigeria


With over 370 tribes in Nigeria, it is hard to judge which community has the biggest number of educated people. The government does not count and report such statistics. Still, it is so interesting to know what is the most educated tribe in Nigeria, isn’t it?


Educated tribes in Nigeria
We have created a list that doesn’t have a specific order. These are just 10 tribes that come from all over Nigeria. Once again, this is just our ideas and we hope that our readers can offer their own views regarding the most educated state in Nigeria and the most educated people.

Igbo
This community is one of the biggest in Nigeria. There are many farmers and traders among Igbo people. It is believed that this tribe is very educated. By the way, many representatives of this tribe love to gain new knowledge, self-develop and implement creative business ideas into life.

Yes, Igbos have many businesspersons among them. There are even sayings that there is nothing good in places where you don’t meet Igbo businessmen.


Yoruba
This tribe is also one of the biggest in the country. Many of its representatives get high job positions, become professors, and reach other educational heights.

Yoruba people often become top managers and lead the companies.


Urhobo
The tribe mostly lives in the Niger Delta area. Just like many other modern communities, Urhobo people follow the trend and gain their education. Many families have their own professors.

Edo
These people like to migrate. They often go overseas searching for better life. Being highly civilized, they also get a good level of education.

Ijaw
This Nigerian tribe has many educated people. This is why we have added it to our list of the citizens who are schooled and continue to get knowledge, self-improve, and develop throughout their lives.

Itsekiri
The community lives in the same areas as Urhobo people. Representatives from Itsekiri tribe also do their best to get an education. If the family leader is not educated, he makes sure his kids would gain the knowledge in different spheres of life.

Isoko
This tribe doesn’t have as many people as other majority communities from Nigeria. Still, it is known that the representatives of Isoko community do get an education and deserve their place on our list.


Calabar
Many of us like the interesting intonation you can hear when a Calabar person speaks. This tribe is educated. You can watch Nollywood movies to understand this.

Ibibio
Is this tribe schooled? Like many other communities, Ibibios also get their education and many of the members know a lot.

Hausa
This ethnic group is also one of the largest in Nigeria along with Yoruba and Igbo. This community prefers the life in villages and small towns as well as rural areas.

Hausa who live in big cities are educated. They like to explore new spheres and they are good at planning. Many representatives of this tribe are good entrepreneurs.

Those members who live in rural territories get a lower level of education. Most of these people cannot read or write and have to work in agriculture or stay unemployed.

Many individuals of hundreds of Nigerian tribes do get an education too This includes the Nupe people, Ndoro, Igalla, Jaku, Kamo, and many other communities we haven’t listed.

Why didn't you call the bolded Efik whereas you were able to classify their sister state Ibibio?

guy Igalas suppose dey that list

OP, Calabar is not a tribe but a name of a city, capital of Cross River State, the city was discovered by Some portuguese explorers, occupied by Efik, Efut and Qua ethnic people, rating them above ibibio of Akwa Ibom State is laughable, most nollywood stars u felt are from Calabar are actually from AKS.
Shuan George, Kate Henshaw are from CRS.
So re-arrange ur post.

saintkeppy:
OP, Calabar is not a tribe but a name of a city, capital of Cross River State, the city was discovered by Some portuguese explorers, occupied by Efik, Efut and Qua ethnic people, rating them above ibibio of Akwa Ibom State is laughable, most nollywood stars u felt are from Calabar are actually from AKS.
Shuan George, Kate Henshaw are from CRS.
So re-arrange ur post.

It might be kalabari he meant

Rubbish list

Yoruba is number 1 - stopping fooling yourself OP

onyidon22:
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A ten minute Google research would have saved you from this mess. Stop parading yourself as Igbo because it's obvious to even kid in the kindergarten that you are a bloody afonja.
The issue of which tribe goes to school more than others has been trashed here in nairaland severally and every data points to the east.
Your assertion is based on ignorance and you should do yourself a Favour by liberating yourself from it.

that revisionism is so false....yoribas embraced education first but by the sixties Igbo ppl has surpassed the rest.. it was well acknowledged by even the British and Americans ....history can't be changed. The civil war affected them but in less than twenty years again thry bounced back...

revolt:
that revisionism is so false....yoribas embraced education first but by the sixties Igbo ppl has surpassed the rest.. it was well acknowledged by even the British and Americans ....history can't be changed. The civil war affected them but in less than twenty years again thry bounced back...

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You just took the words out of my mouth.
The Yoruba people have been peddling this false information for a while, and I've realized that if we don't take as a responsibility to correct it, they will continue to mislead so many people

The title of the topic ought to be "the most educated tribes from the east". You just added Yoruba and Hausa so that people would not say that you are biased. Very much biased write-up. How many tribes do you know from the west or the north.

No stats to back it up?