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Nigeria: World Bank Doubts FG's UBE Target
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This Day (Lagos)
10 May 2008
Posted to the web 12 May 2008
Lagos
World Bank has said Nigeria might not attain the Universal Basic Education (UBE) goals by 2015 because of the huge financial investment needed.
"Preliminary work has indicated that total cost of basic education in the country between 2005 and 2015 is likely to be about $30 billion. Although investments in basic education have risen over the years, Nigeria is significantly behind in its progress to achieve the UBE goals by 2015," the bank said in a document.
The document, made available in Abuja, explained that enrolment rates in basic and secondary education were still low, especially in the Northern region. "Overall enrolment rates in basic and secondary education are low, especially in the Northern region where rates are particularly low for girls," it said. It said only 64 per cent of school age boys attended primary school, while the rate for girls was about 57 per cent. The bank said although there had been marked improvement in government expenditure on education, most of the increase in fund went into salaries for teachers and other staff. It said the situation had led to high cost of schooling in the country, adding that "the cost of schooling both the direct and indirect opportunity cost, remains the key reason for low enrolment and for dropping out of school".
"The poor quality and relevance of primary and secondary education also act as a disincentive to access and completion, particularly for girls," the bank said.
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