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way funding could help address the problem of low quality, stakeholders were asked to
comment where extra funding could be spent, if money became available, to improve the quality
of education. The majority identified improving school building as one of the three most
important priorities for improving education quality (Figure 3.4.14). This is true for both
primary and secondary education.
In case of primary education, other perceived priority investment areas (in order of importance)
were (a) increasing teacher salary, (b) more scholarship targeting children from poor families,
(c) develop new teaching/learning materials, (d) additional funding for under-performing rural
schools, (e) ICT facilities for rural schools, (f) hiring more teachers to reduce class size, (g) free
provision of learning materials and so on. There was little support for building more schools or
new classrooms. It is noteworthy that in the literature shortfalls in the learning facilities,
especially the ICT facilities, qualified ICT teacher, lack of electric power supply, obsolete
computers and slow internet connectivity are observed across Nigeria, especially in the rural
areas were observed (Ohiwerei, Azih & Okoli, 2013; Owolabi, Oyewole & Oke, 2013).
In case of primary education, other perceived priority investment areas (in order of importance)
were (a) develop new teaching/learningmaterials, (b) more scholarship targeting children from
poor families, (c) increasing teacher salary, (d) ICT facilities for rural schools, (e) additional
funding for under-performing rural schools, (f) hiringmore teachers to reduce class size, (g) free
provision of learning materials and so on. Once again, there was little support for building more
schools or new classrooms.
Figure 3.4.14: Main Priorities for Investment to Improve Quality Education at the Primary
and Secodnary Level
Source: Authors’ calculation based on stakeholders survey data.
0 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6
More scholarship for poor children
More spending on school building
ICT facilities for rural school
Additional funding for low-…
Develop new teaching/learning materials
Free provision of learning materials
Free provision of after-school extra tuition
Increase teacher salary
Hire more teachers to reduce class size
Hire more female teachers
Improve guidance and counseling service
Build more schools
Build more classroom
More in-service provision
Placement of teachers to overseas/high-…
Student centered learning
Soft skills
Leadership training program for head…
Secondary Primary