Look Who Is Going To School In Nigeria: The Statistics May Surprise You

(1.) States of origin

(2.) We cannot trust Naija census stats, so it is futile to start looking at ratios of successful students to population stats. The only comparison we can make is percentage pass rates in each state.

(3.) Yes, because it should tell us which states need more investment in education. Infact, if more rigorous stats are provided (as Negro has been arguing for), we can use them to plan every facet of our education system, eg, the ditribution between local and urban Areas, the disparity between age groups, the disparity between people who speak English at home and those who speak their native language, the disparity between private education and public education, and other such attributes.

You nor well. 

Society is Naija Delta is not yet degraded to the point that 16 year-olds are engaged in militant activities, although I do remember buying my Junior WAEC papers and passing with flying colours. 

If your assertions held any water, then Bayelsa would be outperforming Rivers State and Delta State would be equally impressive. Most would argue that the reason Bayelsa is behind Rivers State is lack of infrastructure and poor accessibility of education, unlike Rivers State. Growing up in PH, I can tell you that education is the be-all and end-all of our society. Even outlier towns like Bonny, Okrika, Buguma, Abonemma etc and such are serious about it. It should be of serious concern when people who paddle to school are outperforming those who walk to it. 

I don't trust the first statement.
Everyone in the Naija Delta region can fire weapons. Reports say there are toy soldiers.
Besides that, what is to say a big brother can't wield his weapon to influence the performance of his 16 year-old kid brother when WAEC/JAMB officials come to town??


U have already answered the question: "although I do remember buying my Junior WAEC papers and passing with flying colours." (St. Ibime)

Obviously, people who paddle to school buy their examination papers. I am sure with the poor accessibility in the riverine areas, it is natural for JAMB/WAEC to supply officials with all the examination papers before the appointed days unlike in the SW where officials go to the bank to collect examination papers on the same day candidates would write em thus reducing malpractices to the barest minimum.
A goat will make top grades in the Naija Delta.

    

Is it only about the number of enrolment?

ok, the same JAMB that the poster culled his stats from describe some states as Educationally less developed states! abi no be so?
abeg, apart from the Northern states, can someone tell me the other states that fill the space (ELDS)
SE basically
the SW states command the highest cut off points in Jamb exams ( at least when i wrote JAMB, dunno about now)

Enrolment or no enrolment, a typical yoruba person sabi book pass Igbo people
if una wan faint make una faint

Thanks Stallion.  Your point is well taken.  I generally argue for political advancement in Nigeria and I am not a proponent of tribalism but I do not pretend that I have loyal sentiments to my people and under undue attack I will stand up for what I perceive to be unfair judgement or accusations.  Most Igbo people that follow my posts will attest to the fact that I support Biafra moving forward and transforming into the Greatness that it once commanded but in the same breath I could switch and attack those amongst them that are advocating war.  I fight Yorubas that dismiss Ifa as evil worship but I love my people and will come to their defense.  I battle Hausas that miscontrue the true intention and practice of Sharia and hijack Jihad as a weapon against anyone that critic their way of living but yet I give praise to their political savviness and vision.  

I strongly believe that in order to master inter-tribal relationship and cooperation, one must first master tribalism and stern loyalty to identity.  There is nothing despicable with being a member of a white group or a black group or any ethnic or tribal group so long as that membership seeks to strengthen in you the recognition that the cosmos is a beautiful yard of fiber, very colorful and I am one of that colors.  I am beautiful because of the diversity of colors that are rooted in my being.  I call myself Yoruba, it's true but tracing my root back 200yrs there is Edo, there is Nupe, beyond that timeline. . .only God knows!  So I am not tribalist, I am comfortable identifying with Yoruba but with a wholesome view of goodwill for our Nation and that must include integration, cooperation and of course vivid interaction with others.  I cannot view the world with a rosy colored glasses, I must take it for the way it is presented.  A lot of times. . .people will present you with bul-sh-t and if you are timid in your response, their action towards you only gets worse.

To address the conspiracy issue, when I am in Romance section I speak of love, emotions, intimacy; when I am in Religion section I speak of God, worship, esoteric philosophies; when I am in Culture section I speak of customs, traditions and values; when I am in technology section, I speak of applications, programming codes and systems. . .why would it be misplaced for me to speak propaganda and conspiracy when I am in politics section?

I think some of you have a wrong definition in how you perceive conspiracy.  "LOOK WHO IS GOING TO SCHOOL IN NIGERIA: THE STATISTICS MAY SURPRISE YOU" is a conspiracy and it was not fielded by me.  There is a lot of Topics like that in NL, very heavy in their conspiracy message but to the untrained eye, they are nothing other than a discussion.  To me it's a push for dominance and I must push back.  This is politics section, I enjoy those conspiratorial topics and I delve deep into them.  If your understanding of conspiracy is not clear or you are not adept at identifying and countering conspiracy, then please step aside for people like me that love the game to stay in it and enjoy it and keep your opinion of political ineptitude to yourself.  Better yet, move over to Romance or Culture or elsewhere that is free of dogmas, conspiracies and propagandas.  

Roflmao 

Why is it hard for some people to accept that the SE has more students registering for JAMB and gaining admissions in Nigerian universities than the SW?
Or that the SE and SS do slightly better in test scores than the SW?
These are JAMB statistics
Anyone who thinks it's wrong ought to take it up with JAMB rather than argue blindly on nairaland.
The figures are there for all to see.

You have serious problems.

WHERE is the PROOF that the site was CLONED??

WHERE is the PROOF that the output is WRONG??

I am highly disappointed that you will make baseless claims that have no relevance except in your warped imagination.

What reasonable organisation will give you direct access to it's DATABASE holding private individual's data through the web??

The Educational Testing Service (ETS) who organise annual GRE exams have stats on their website
http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/gre_0809_volumes_2000-07.pdf

Their statistics are pre-analysed too in PDF format, so are they manipulating theirs too? This is the standard method for providing data for public consumption, not by giving free access to your database.

I have explained times without number - ONE SITE jamb.org.ng is set up PRIMARILY as an online PAYMENT PORTAL for registering for PCE and UME examinations. The other is the MAIN SITE of the organisation, housing it's email access, data about the organisation and enrollment and admissions information. THERE IS NO CLONING so stop your ridiculous and frankly unfortunate conspiracy theories.

I suggest you go and meet the ETS and tell them the burden of proof is on them to justify their GRE statistics, what utter nonsense and ridiculous reasoning.

There is NOTHING premeditated in it - the registrar is a YORUBA man, the one previous to him was HAUSA - where is the stupid conspiracy theory?

Professor Adedibu Ojerinde proceeded to University of Ife for his Bachelor of Science in Physics/Maths and Master of Education ( Educational Psychology,Tests and Measurement) and Ph.D in Educational Tests and Measurement at Cornel University, Ithaca, New York, USA. Professor Adedibu Ojerinde is the first Nigerian Professor of Tests and Measurement.

That is a well qualified individual who heads JAMB, and I will rely on his data analysis, rather than the inane ramblings of a confused wannabe tribal champion. Honestly you disappoint me - you are no better than a rabble rouser in making completely unsubstantiated claims with NO EVIDENCE to back it up.

SHOW ME the 'upper limits, lower limits and the range' in the GRE analysis in the above PDF. SHOW ME PROOF that any of the sites have been cloned. If you can't, please carry your convoluted and baseless conspiracy theories to another thread - we are working with facts here, not incoherent thoughts with no basis in reality.

@ Sharon

Of the 19 states labeled "educationally disadvantaged," 17 are in the North.

Osisi, I do not dispute that SE outperforms SW or NE outperforms SW or in any way you want to configure the comparisons.  When you have statistical data thatyou flash as evidence of that claim, then there is a different game entirely.  

Do you know how the North came to get bigger chunk of resource allocation than the SE?  Data manipulation!  The one that wins the battle is the one that can prove their claim, beyond reasonable doubt that, with a truckload of shenanigan data reports.  Who in SE stood up against North and disputed the figures?  None!  No play, no play, people thought they were backward and could not win that argument but they won it and sustained it this long.  

Anytime a Yoruba person brings data and flash it in your face with a claim you must review that claim independently and if you have suspicions please question it.  It's part of the democratic process.  

Yes, we are looking at JAMB reports that had been hijacked and manipulated before the output was displayed for users.  I am the contender of your SE data here.  No play, no play, this assertion could gain momentum and end up in policies that are infavorable to SW.  This is the time to challenge and disrepute it before it gets to that point.  Won't you agree my sister?  

That's why the Yoruba ethnic group is more successful than the Hausas because they don't tell each other the truth about themselves and their current state because banding together is more paramount to them. Even in America, they love their nation so much but have different political ideologies, argue, disagree and look for the best option even if didn't go down well with some of them.God gave us brain so we can use it and not waste it acting like malu.


_{Yoruba saw wipe, ebi ti eni meji ba ti joko ti wu rerni, won o saw o ti to fun ra won.}

PROVE that even one line in the above analysis is false. Go and do a survey in a state and bring independent data - do random sampling, ANYTHING to bring proof. If you can't, you might as well join those still claiming the earth is flat.  

You make baseless claims like you get paid for it. When one avenue is blocked as irrational, you jump on to the next one.

Very soon he will say that people from the SW are claiming SE to get admission!  

You cannot mount a challenge when simple understanding of websites set up for different purposes by the same organisation eludes you.

This evidence proves that despite all the attempts to falsify census data, Genuine measurable data year in year out is showing an obvious trend that the Igbo population is greater than what is being estimated.

So I take it that you doubt the figures because you figure there's no way on earth Yorubas could be lagging behind Igbos in education?
Do you know that JAMB also publishes the actual names of the highest scorers in their exams.
Would you also doubt it if the names happen to be non Yoruba?
get off that pedestal bro.
No one is saying Yorubas are not going to school.
You have to accept that you are not the super education tribe as many of you have been programmed to believe.
Maybe in the 1960's and 1970's but not in today's Nigeria
I've often here many of you talk about Ekiti and professors in every family or Igbos only selling spare parts in Alaba
Have you been to Mbaise where you could have 9 children and all of them medical doctors and professors in Ife,Ibadan,Lagos,Uniben and UNTH?

@Negro,
When did Yorubas know how to spell slate?. Many professors in Nigeria pre Biafran war were igbos.  Yorubas closed in on igbos in education because during the Biafran war, igbos were out of school for at least 3 years. After thea, recuperating from war was not easy and it took another two years for them to pick up momentum again. the first professor in Nigeria is from calabar(Eyo Ita). First vice chancellors in  4 Nigeria's premier universities were igbos( UI, Unilag, UNN and  ABU). Go figure.

This is getting interestiner. Thanks Debosky and Ibime. You two are very knowledgeable. As for studying overseas, it is difficult to point at any tribe as dominating. However, the Yoruba and Igbo are far ahead of others in oversea university attendance. I did my second and third degrees in two different European countries, and it is  usually a preponderant of Igbo and Yoruba, and a sprinkling of Edo, Delta and Akwa Ibom students that you find around. I am not conversant with the scenario in US and Canada, but I doubt it will be any different.

Get off your fake high horse. Provide the data to back your claim. Nobody can undermine the impact of Imo and Anambra when it comes to education in Nigeria.