Despite the fact that the nation launched the Universal Primary Education (UPE) in 1976, a 2017 UN report states that Nigeria has the highest number of out of school children and has hovered at the top three countries in the world ranking since 2013.

It is beyond saddening that Of the 10.5 million out of school children in Nigeria, only 5 percent of the primary school–aged kids are dropouts while three-quarter of the children who aren't receiving education presently are likely to never even step foot inside of a classroom.

This dire situation has been blamed on various factors such as Culture and poor enrollment but the biggest culprit is the lack of money necessitated by corruption and mismanagement.

Government funded schools in Nigeria have practically collapsed over the years because of poor funding, while majority of primary schools, especially in rural areas, lack basic amenities such as water, electricity and toilet facilities.

The situation is worse in the northern part of the country where UNICEF estimates that 60% of Nigerian children not attending school live and almost two-thirds of students are functionally illiterate.

What do you think can be done to assuage this situation before it is too late?

Free education would help at least.