Children in early education in Nigeria 2019, by age and school ownership
In 2019, approximately 8.6 million children in Nigeria were in early education. The Early Childhood Care and Development Education (ECCDE) is offered in Nigeria by both private and public schools. In the early stages, the number of children who attended creches, nurseries, or kindergartens was higher in private institutions, whereas in the later stages, public schools showed a larger number of enrolled children. Overall, the number of children at this educational level was equally distributed between public and private institutes.