Geopolitical breakdown

The South-west zone’s spending on education for the year (minus Ondo and Ekiti states) is N211.6 billion. This is about N60 billion higher than the N152.5 billion it spent in 2017. The zone spent N178.41 billion in 2016.

The North-west zone (minus Kebbi) budgeted N184.9 billion for education in 2018.

The figure is N40 billion higher than the N139 billion it spent in 2017 and N174.28 billion it spent in 2016.

The Northeast allocated N118.1 billion for education this year, about N100 billion higher than the N81 billion it spent in 2017. The zone spent N85 billion on the sector in 2016.

The North-central zone’s budget for education this year is N62.3 billion, about N20 billion lower than the N82 billion it spent in 2017. It spent N101.71 billion on the sector in 2016.

The South-south region allocated N136.5 billion for education in 2018. This figure is slightly higher than the N100.99 billion it spent in 2017.

The South-east (minus Enugu and Ebonyi) budgeted N28.4 billion for education. The states of Anambra, Enugu, and Ebonyi voted N16.4 billion for education in 2017.

States with less expenditure for education are: Niger (N4.1bn), Kogi (N4.2bn), Taraba (N5bn), Abia (N5.4bn), Benue (N6.5bn), Oyo (N6.1bn), Edo (N6.3bn), and Anambra (N9.5bn).