Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa, with about 182 million people. As a major donor, Nigeria holds a seat on the Commonwealth of Learning’s (COL) Board of Governors. It also hosts a COL regional centre, the Regional Training and Research Institute for Distance and Open Learning (RETRIDOL).
| School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
| 26,966,917 | 15,867,251 | |
| Secondary | Tertiary | |
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| Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending 20161 |
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| 39.8% | 44.1% | |
| Female | Male | |
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| Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending 20111 |
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| 8.3% | 12% | |
| Female | Male | |
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| Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
| 47.9% | 27.5% | |
| Secondary (2010) | Tertiary (2011) | |
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| 1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 | ||
COL’s current work in Nigeria is primarily in the areas of higher education, open and innovative schooling, teacher education, technical and vocational skills development and technology-enabled learning. Learners from Nigeria have benefited from COL’s open online courses and other resources.
Partnerships are fundamental to COL’s work. Strategic partnerships allow COL to broaden its reach and engage at global, regional and national levels, while implementation partners support COL’s work in communities and institutions across Commonwealth Member States. Partners include multilateral organisations, regional bodies, national governments, government agencies, foundations, civil society organisations, public and private (not-for-profit) institutions and the private sector. COL partnerships assist in improving and extending teaching and learning services to people in the developing Commonwealth.
COL’s partners in Nigeria include:
Her Excellency Dr Hajo Sani
Ambassador
Permanent Delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO
Mrs Maria Ada Amedu
Assistant Director
Bilateral Agreements, Commonwealth and African Affairs Branch
Education Support Services Department
Federal Ministry of Education
Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, COL Honorary Fellow
Dr M.M. Bunza, former member of COL Board of Governors
Professor Olugbemiro Jegede, COL Honorary Fellow
Professor Mohammad Junaid, Honorary COL Adviser
Her Excellency Ms Mariam Yalwaji Katagum, Ambassador/Permanent Delegate, of the Permanent Delegation of Nigeria to UNESCO (Paris) and former Deputy Chair of COL Board of Governors
Professor Michael Omolewa, COL Honorary Fellow and former member of COL Board of Governors
The late Dr Abdurrahman Umar, former member of COL Board of Governors
The late Dr Alhaji Hafiz S. Wali, COL Honorary Fellow and member of COL’s Founding Board of Governors
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