233
Appendix Table B3: Percent of Children Age 5–16 Able to Read, by State
Zone State Percent of children age 5–16 able to
read
Northwest Sokoto 9
Kebbi 16
Zamfara 21
Katsina 22
Jigawa 26
Kano 35
Kaduna 46
northeast Bauchi 8
Yobe 11
Borno 15
Taraba 21
Adamawa 23
Gombe 32
North-
central
Niger 22
Nasarawa 29
Benue 33
Plateau 53
Kwara 53
Kogi 52
FCT-Abuja 66
southwest Ogun 61
Oyo 68
Ondo 78
Ekiti 85
Osun 83
Lagos 92
South-
south
Cross river 54
Delta 65
Edo 76
Rivers 68
Akwa ibom 80
Bayelsa 75
Southeast Enugu 51
Ebonyi 49
Imo 65
Anambra 84
Abia 83
Nigeria 46
Source: NPC & RTI (2011)