Data Stories
Short, web-native articles built around a single education evidence question. Each story connects data to policy implication — designed to be read, shared and cited.
Enrolment grew 6.5% between 2023/24 and 2024/25 while classroom construction lagged — driving the PCR from 112:1 to 122:1. Zaki LGA records 265:1 — six and a half times the national target.
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PCR: 112:1 → 122:1
A 14.6% Q1 release rate signals more than a financing shortfall — it reveals procurement delays and absorptive capacity gaps across 16 education MDAs in Bauchi State.
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₦13.73bn below Q1 benchmark
Female learner share falls from 51% at primary to 40% at SSS. Three low-cost policy levers — re-entry funding, female teacher deployment and transition tracking — can change this.
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51% → 40% female share (primary to SSS)
The School Re-entry Guidelines exist but are unfunded. ₦420M annually — less than 0.4% of the education budget — would cover counsellors, catch-up learning, stipends and monitoring.
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₦420M = 0.32% of education budget
Release rates track input delivery, not effectiveness. EduSpendNG connects three layers — money committed, resources delivered, outcomes observed — that are usually presented separately.
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Money → Resources → Outcomes
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