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them that were 8 years old could multiply at grade two level and 45.5% of the 15 years old could
multiply at grade two level (Ogbonna, 2016). Outhred & MacAuslan (2014) report on a study
that assessed the learning outcomes of private schools’ primary three pupils in four Local
Governments in Lagos state and observed that just over half of the pupils have literacy within
the curriculum range for primary pupils. Only six percent have numeracy skills expected of
primary three pupils. The study also observed that literacy and numeracy scores tend to
strongly vary by school fee level. EDOREN (2014) specifically notes that the poorest pupils in
both public and private schools tend to perform less in both literacy and numeracy
Figure 3.4.9: Percentage of 2 Grade Students Who Could Not Read A Single Word Of
Connected Text in EGRA, by Region and Gender
Source: Authors; data on Bauchi and Sokoto correspond to 2013. For the rest, data is for 2014.
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Bauchi
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Jigawa
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Kaduna
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Katsina
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Sokoto
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