Abstract

his paper explored the issue of out-of-school children in Nigeria, examining the underlying causes, the social implications, and proposing potential solutions. The revealed several factors contributing to the prevalence of out-of-school children in Nigeria, including poor funding of education, corruption, ineffective implementation of the Child Rights Act, insecurity, lack of political will, widespread poverty, and high fertility rates. The paper highlighted the social implications of out-of-school children, such as increased security challenges, a future shortage of skilled manpower, a negative international image, high illiteracy rates, and significant socioeconomic and dependency issues. To address these challenges, the paper recommended that the federal, state, and local governments develop targeted programs to reduce the number of out-of-school children. It also emphasized the need for adequate funding of the education sector across all levels of government to ensure accessible and quality education for all children in Nigeria.

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