According to UNICEF, one in every five of the world’s out-of-school children is Nigerian. 98 million children, aged 6 – 18 years, are out of school in Africa and about 20 million of them are in Nigeria as of October 2022.
The EdTech sector has been recently taunted as the next African giant, after Fintech. The market size makes this easily achievable but minimal funding, accessibility and infrastructure to power scalability makes it a typical case of when your strength becomes your weakness.
Amidst these challenges, some Nigerian Edtech startups are steadily getting the job done. We spotlight the huge potential of EdTech becoming the next biggest sector after Fintech in Africa. See Report..