Top 10 Most Educated States in Nigeria

Nigeria is a country that has millions of inhabitants living. With the high number, there are lots of people who are learned by acquiring education in one of the schools of learning. Statistically viewing, a greater number which is more than half of the population are lagging behind in terms of educational attainment. This reason has make education in the country not to have a unified circulation. 

Having institutions of learning like the polytechnics and universities in a country is a major influencer to literacy in a country. This is reflected by practical example by just looking Oyo state as a case study. The state which has up to five universities around the state area edges Yobe state because of the present tools and facilities in impacting education in the state.

Educational development in a particular state or region is speed by schools of learning from the primary, secondary schools to the higher institutions: colleges; polytechnics and universities, if all are within the same entity.
Taking inference from the above, States in Nigeria is not an exception as educational institutions together with other factors influences the development of its citizens educationally. In our look at the most educational developed States in Nigeria we'll highlight the educational institutions and milestones in the much favoured States. This write-up is based on Nigerian Infopedia's article on the most educated states in the country. 

List of Top 10 most educated states in Nigeria

1. Imo state

Availability of educational institutions is what hasten educational development in a state. Looking at the institutional projects in Imo state, there are; Federal University Of Technology, Owerri; Technological skills Acquisition Institute, Orlu; Federal Polytechnic, Nekede and Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri. Educational institutions in the state like the schools, polytechnics and the universities are of high quality to meet the standards. The state also has the highest percentage of bachelor's degree holders, the highest percentage of graduate degree holders.

Owerri the state capital has a number of quality primary/secondary school adding with it's public and private universities.
However, there is a plan to augment the current ones by creating new ones which are the University of Engineering, Onuimo, University of Agriculture, Aboh Mbaise, Ehime Polytechnic and the Ihitte Uboma College of Education.

2. Lagos state

Lagos state is the most industrialized part of the country, as such many of the industries are located in the state. This have make many private and government-owned institutions to venture on establishing good schools to service these companies.

The state has a high rate of literary level due to the presence  of highly rated schools of learning which are few to mention from the state secondary school: King college, Queen’s College, Chrisland schools, to the higher institutions: University Of Lagos; Lagos State University; Federal College Of Technology, Yaba and Lagos State Polytechnic.

3. Anambra state

Anambra is a Igbo occupied South eastern state. It homes the Nnamdi Azikiwe University named after Nnamdi Azikiwe who was the first most educated indigenous leader of Nigeria. Today the institution has thousands of students who are trained in various disciplines.

Christ the King College, Onitsha, Bethlehem Schools, Federal Government Girls College and Onitsha High School are one of the top rated secondary school in the country. Students who pass through these schools are given an additional tertiary education at the like of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, the state's Chukwuemeka Ojukwu University, Madonna University, Legacy University, Paul University, Ekwenugo Okeke Polytechnic, Anambra State Polytechnic and Federal Polytechnic, Oko. This have make Anambra state to be educationally developed and ranked as one of the most educated state in the country.

4. Oyo state

With the number of universities adding with the polytechnics, colleges, secondary and primary schools, you would not obviate the virtue of Oyo State having a hierarchy rank in this list. To complement it, the state has the very first university in the country which is one of the best in Africa. This is the University of Ibadan.  Quality is what makes them reach such height with it fully accredited courses in all disciplines.
Ibadan, the state capital which has a lot of top private and government schools is among the most educational cities in the world and the first in the continent.
LAUTECH with many other universities, polytechnics, colleges, primary/secondary schools and seminary are also in the state's boundary.

5. Rivers State

Rivers State is a major producers of oil and gas, the main source of the country's income. With this you can be sure that much of the state's budget will be going to education to maintain these resources.
Some of the prolific higher institutions in the state are the University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State University of Technology, Port-Harcourt Polytechnic and the Rivers State College of Health Science.

6. Ogun state

With former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abiodun and many other political literates from this state, you can be sure that there is an educational plan here.
Winner's Chapel owned Covenant university which is one of the best in Africa is located in the state. Others are: Federal University of Agriculture,
Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago Iwoye, Tai Solarin College of Education, Federal Government College, Odogbolu, Federal Government Girls College, Sagamu, Bell’s University, Babcock University, Mountain Top University and Caleb University.

7. Enugu state

Enugu state houses Nigeria's own University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Located in the south-easthern part of the country, the state has notable educational schools which include: the State's University of Technology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Caritas University, Institute of Management Technology, Enugu and other top class schools.

8. Delta state

As a state rich in petroleum resources, it sees education as a priority to solve the challenges of the daunted oil and gas industry. Institutions and schools of learning in the state are the Film and Broadcast Academy, Ozoro, College of Education, Agbor, College of Education, Arondizuogu, Ahiara Polytechnic, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State University, Delta State Polytechnics and numbers of good secondary/ primary schools.

9. Akwa-Ibom State

This is yet another rich petroleum producing state who is currently ranked as the highest producer. The state which is located near the Atlantic, in the coastal region has most of her earnings from petroleum. With much they got from it, they have invested more in ensuring quality education all round.

The well known tertiary institutions in the State are: the University of Uyo; Akwa-Ibom State University of Technology, Mkpat-Enin; Akwa-Ibom State Polytechnic, et al.  These schools have been much invested by the state and sequel produced enough educationally inclined individuals to put the state in view.

10. Osun state

Interestingly, Osun state has up to six universities which is more than what some states could afford. This only have put the state to be educationally developed.
The schools here are both individual-owned, private and government which includes prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Bowen University, Adeleke University, the Redeemers University of Nigeria, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and the Osun State University.

Conclusion
As said, education in a region is spread most by the locality of schools: primary, secondary, university, colleges and polytechnics in the concentrated area. In a rundown of our list, the Northern states are far behind educationally. The reason for this backwardness is because of the multi population in this areas and their unopenness to the trend, which is from either social, political or religious factors. Nevertheless, a solution must be made by establishing numerous schools in these areas and educating the people on the importance of education in this century, so that it would be able to strike a balance.

With Nigeria having  an increasing population, with not more than half of the population being fully educated, there is a need to strike the balance and have a uniform educational attainment in all the states.