2009 Reports

Education Needs Assessment for Kaduna City, Nigeria

Thomas, Matthew A. M.

This educational needs assessment is part of series of working documents aiming to support the creation and implementation of urban development strategies in nine Millennium Cities in sub-Saharan Africa. This study explores the educational situation in Kaduna, Nigeria, and examines recent successes and the ensuing challenges in the education sector. The main objective of this assessment is to evaluate Kaduna's path to achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) #2 and #3 – achieving universal primary education and achieving gender parity at all levels of education by 2015.