National School Census (Primary)-2006
First Round
Nigeria, , 2006
Get MicrodataIdentification
NIG-FME-NSC-2006-v1.0
National School Census (Primary)-2006
First Round
NSC-2006
No translation
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | NGA |
Education School Census
National School Census which is conducted yearly is designed and implemented by FME Abuja. The NSC was designed to know and authenticate the status of the primary pupils enrolment, number of teachers, facilities etc.
School data, especially reliable and timely data, is the single most important tool for national educational planning and administration. It is the easiest visible evidence that can be presented to stakeholders to demonstrate that there is progrress in a school. Yet timely, complete and trliable data about education in Nigeria, especially from educational institutions, has been most elusive. The strategy agreed upon long ago was to address the shortfalls in primary and secondary education data first, to be followed by non-formal and tertiary education data. This decision marked the beginning of the annual national school census in 1988.
Prior to 1988, the annual school census was conducted irregularly with very sparse publications and deviod of key indicators for planning purposes. In fact between 1996 and 1998, collected data could not be processed due to shortfalls in funds allocation. However, upon restoration of democratic governance in 1999 and with the introduction of the UBE and other factors such as Nigeria's international commitments to Education for All and the Millennium Development Goals (MD Gs), the need for more comprehensive data -base indicators, which harmonise with global standards become more pressing.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Schools, Students, Teachers.
Version
Version 1.0 (October, 2009)
2006-10-19
Version 1.0: This is a provisional report of the 2006 National School Census.(July, 2008)
Labeling of the variables and documenting the literial question(October, 2009)
Scope
The National School Census had as its primary objectives:
- To assess the status of facilities and learning materials in schools in Nigeria.
- To know the enrolment statistics at National, States and LGAs by gender
- To know the number and status of teachers in Nigeria primary schools by gender.
- To evaluate the progress made towards achieving MGD goals and EFA goals on Education
- To provide the bases for future action.
The topics coverede included:
- At school level: facilities and learning materials available and number of teachers
- At teachers level :level of education, age of teachers, areas of specialization
- At pupis level: age distribution, repeaters, withdrawal and pupil/teacher ratio.
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| basic skills education [6.1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| compulsory and pre-school education [6.2] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| post-compulsory education [6.5] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| teaching profession [6.6] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
National State
The Census covered the whole primary schools in Nigeria.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Federal Ministry of Education Abuja | Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| States Ministries of Education | State Governments | Participated in data collection |
| Department for International Development | USAID | Data processing/Analysis |
| Capacity for Universal Basic Education | USAID | Data processing/Analysis |
| United Nation Children Education Fund | UN | Data processing/Analysis |
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Ministry of Education Abuja | FME | Funding and Implementation |
| States Ministries of Education | SMOE | Data collection |
| Department for International Development | DFID | Data processing/Analysis |
| Capacity for Universal Basic Education | CUBE | Data processing/Analysis |
| United Nation Children Education Fund | UNICEF | Data processing/Analysis |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| National Bureau of Statistics | NBS | Technical Assistance |
Sampling
Can not be determined since the report was not accessable as at the time of archiving
No deviations
Unable to calculate the response rate because the report was not accessable as at the time of archiving
The data has been weighted but the variable used was not in the data set
Note that the data set are not raw data.
Survey instrument
The questionnaire for the Natioanl School Census were based:
-on School characteristics,
- enrolment by age and gender,
-teachers by qualification and gender,
-facilities and instructional materials
The mode of data entry include:
- questionnaire reception
- data input design sructured using NEMIS application
- desktop computer were used upto 100 pieces
- each data entry operator keyed in about 10 questionnaires in a day.
-the software used for analysis is EMIS apllication.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-04 | 2006-05 | 30 days |
- Mail Questionnaire [mail]
| Name |
|---|
| All Headteachers of Primary Schools in Nigeria |
Local Government Education Secretaries and Officers of the States Ministries of Education (Planning Research and Statistics Department) worked as supervisors.
- The Education Secretary of each LGEA was a supervisor of the LGA with the Headteacher acting as enumerators. Each Headteacher for each school completed the questionnaire.
- The supervisor responsibilities included:
- distribution of materials including questionnaires.
- quality controlled the process of data collection at that level.
The Headteachers were trained on how good record keeping on how to fill the questionnaire for 5 days.
Teachers were trained on how to maintain good record keeping for 5 days.
Data processing
Data editing took place at a number of stages throughout the processing including:
- Checking at school level entries
- Coding and editing in the office
- during data entry electronically
- structural cheking of the data entry files.
Data appraisal
Not Calculated
To verify the accuracy and reliability of the results, we carried out a post enumeration survey using 5% of the entire population
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Ministry of Education | Fedral Government of Nigeria (FGN) | fme.gov.ng |
"Federal Ministry of Education, National School Census for Primary Schools 2006. version 1.0 "
Disclaimer and copyrights
We bear no responsibility of any un-authorise use of the micro data sets.
© FME 2009
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Director Policy, Planning, Management and Research | Federal Ministry of Education | gladysmakoju@hotmail.com |
Metadata production
DDI-NIG-FME-NSC-2006-v1.0
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Ministry of Education Abuja | FME | Fedral Government of Nigeria (FGN) | Documentation of Study |
2009-10-19
Metadata version
Version 1.0 (October, 2009)