236
Appendix Table B6: School Attendance by Muslim Children by School Type in Nigeria*
No
Schooling
Formal
School
only
Religious
School
only
Formal and
Religious
schools
Number
of
pupils
Region
North Central 11.4 30.5 8.8 49.2 5,500
North East 31.4 10.8 29.3 28.5 9,719
North West 15.6 4.9 35.4 44 19,706
South East * * * * 17
South-South * 59.4 * 39 209
South West 6.7 44.2 1.6 47.5 5,455
Source: NPC & RTI (2016)
* Information is not provided by gender and socioeconomic level
Appendix Table B7: Islamic Schools Attendance by Year and Geopolitical Zone
Year Percentage
of children
who are
Muslim
Formal
schooling
only
Attend both
formal and
religious
schooling
Religious
schooling
only
No
schooling
North
central
2010 46% 31% 49% 9% 11%
2015 43% 19% 48% 20% 12%
Northeast 2010 85% 11% 29% 29% 31%
2015 82% 8% 34% 42% 16%
Northwest 2010 91% 5% 44% 35% 16%
2015 92% 4% 46% 42% 7%
Southeast 2010 38% 44% 48% 48% 7%
2015 41% 39% 51% 4% 6%
Southwest 2010 * * * * *
2015 * * * * *
South-
south
2010 2% 59% 39% 2* *
2015 3% 67% 31% 2% 1%
Nigeria 50% 15 42% 26% 18%
Source: NPC & RTI (2016)