234
Appendix Table B4: Percent of Children Age 5–16 that are Numerate, by State
Zone State Percent of children age 5–16 that are
numerate
Northwest Sokoto 14
Kebbi 28
Zamfara 24
Katsina 38
Jigawa 31
Kano 49
Kaduna 62
northeast Bauchi 18
Yobe 20
Borno 19
Taraba 41
Adamawa 42
Gombe 35
North-
central
Niger 31
Nasarawa 57
Benue 59
Plateau 69
Kwara 61
Kogi 71
FCT-Abuja 70
southwest Ogun 77
Oyo 84
Ondo 92
Ekiti 89
Osun 92
Lagos 94
South-
south
Cross river 76
Delta 81
Edo 79
Rivers 81
Akwa Ibom 87
Bayelsa 83
Southeast Enugu 81
Ebonyi 67
Imo 85
Anambra 69
Abia 92
Nigeria 58
Source: NPC & RTI (2011)