Why Out-of-school children increseased in S-West — UNICEF
THE United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has expressed concern over the 8-15% dropout rate among adolescents in primary and secondary schools across the Southwest region, which include Ekiti, Oyo, Lagos, Ondo, Osun, and Ogun states. UNICEF’s Education Specialist, Azuka Menkiti stated this after a 2-day regional stakeholders meeting on out-of-school children retention, transition and completion models held in Ibadan. Speaking with journalists, Menkiti explained that the completion rates for primary and secondary school among adolescents aged 10 to 18 are 92% and 85%, respectively. She warned that this shortfall could severely impact the education sector in both the state and the country if full retention and completion are not achieved. Her words: “This is a two-day regional meeting for the Southwest zone of Nigeria. UNICEF is working to support states in enhancing retention, transition, and completion of secondary education for adolescents. “This effort builds on about 10 years...