Analysis of Human Insecurity and School Dropout among Secondary School Girls in Nigeria

A Spatio-Sectoral Approach

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ID21872167
AuthorsUguru W Ibor (Federal University Lokoja), Jothan Silas (Federal University Lokoja), J E Ukoje (University of Calabar), A E Ubana (University of Calabar)
Year2024
Volume15
Issue2
Pages58
Publication date2024-03-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMediterranean Journal of Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2039-2117 • E-ISSN: 2039-9340
PublisherRichtmann Publishing (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.36941/mjss-2024-0013
OpenAlexW4392518556
LanguageEN
References cited1

It is well established that human security is intricately related to access to education, food and human dignity. However, almost 8 years after the launch of the National Strategy to End Child Marriage and Twenty-five years of the introduction of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme in Nigeria, girl children are either denied access to education or enroll, but drop out of school. The aim of this study is to determine how human insecurity relate to girl-child school dropout in Nigeria. The study utilized data from National Bureau of Statistics and National Population Commission, Abuja. The data covered the 36 states of Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory in 2021. ArcGIS software was used to evaluate the spatial pattern of girl child school dropout, while frequencies, tables, simple percentages and Ordinary Least Square techniques were used for analyses at p 0.4045). The study concludes that girl child school dropout varies across the states of Nigeria and closely related to socioeconomic and cultural factors. These findings have implications for designing school retention strategies. Received: 29 January 2023 / Accepted: 29 February 2024 / Published: 6 March 2024

Mathematics education · School dropout · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Southeastern Nigeria · Computer Science · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology

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