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Essay / Case study on poor education in Nigeria - 1358
“For others, the distance from the nearest school is a major obstacle. » (Jaulmes) Even if students overcome all the problems mentioned previously, such as gender issues or cultural conformity, they might not even be able to attend school due to lack of infrastructure. “Increasing enrollment rates have also created challenges in ensuring quality education and satisfactory learning outcomes, as resources are more dispersed among a growing number of students. It is not uncommon to see cases of 100 students per teacher or students sitting under trees outside the school building due to lack of classrooms. (Jaulmes) a good teacher must have a good level of education. However, in many countries this is not the case. In northern Nigeria, for example, 78% of 1,200 basic education teachers have "limited" knowledge of English after taking a reading comprehension test and correcting sentences written by a teacher.