Statistical Analysis on Pupils Enrolment in the Universal Basic Education: A Case Study of Ilorin East Local Government Area, Oke-Oyi Kwara State

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                                             i

Certification                                                                                          ii

Dedication                                                                                            iii

Acknowledgment                                                                                 iv

Abstract                                                                                                v

Table of Contents                                                                               vi

CHAPTER ONE

1.1     Intorduction                                                                                1

1.2     Statement of the Problems                                                      2

1.3     Aims and Objectives                                                                 3

1.4     Significance of the problem                                                     4

1.5     Research questions                                                                  4

1.6     Scope and Limitations of the study                                         5

1.7     Definition of Terms                                                                   5

CHAPTER TWO

2.0     Literature Review                                                                      8

2.1     Introduction                                                                                8

CHAPTER THREE

3.1     Methodology                                                                              16

3.2     Method of data Analysis                                                           16

3.3     Regression Analysis                                                                 18

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0     Presentation of Data Analaysis                                               21

4.1     Analaysis of Data                                                                      21

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0     Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations                     38

5.1     Summary                                                                                   38

5.2     Conclusion                                                                                 39

5.3     Recommendations                                                                    40

Reference                                                                                  41

Appendix                                                                                    42

CHAPTER ONE

1.1     INTRODUCTION

Kwara state was created from the old Northern Region of Nigeria in 1967. Although informal education has been going on in the state since ancient times, formal education started with the arrival of the European Christian missionaries in the 19 century. Their arrival brought about the establishment of primary education. This was later follow by the establishment of secondary education. The number of primary schools in the state rose to 1171 in 2004. Although the enrolment of pupils in the schools increased considerably perhaps because of the increased in socio-political awareness among the people which made them to see the need for self-improvement. As such pupils enrolment in primary school rose to 524,130 in 2004, likewise the number of teachers in primary schools rose to 14,071 in 2004. The rise in the number of primary schools in the state as well as in pupils enrolment in the schools was perhaps due to the introduction of the universal basic education (UBE) in 1999. Although the federal government of Nigerian had launched the universal primary education (UPE) in 1976, the scheme failed because of the problems of insufficient funding, limited infrastructure, inadequate number of teacher and poor management resulting from improper planning.