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3years in junior secondary school
In Nigeria's current system, pupils spend three years in junior secondary school and three years in senior secondary school, after six years of primary school.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“pupils spend six years in primary school, three years in junior secondary school and another three years in senior secondary school.”
Nigeria: Govt Proposes Ending JSS-SSS Separation to Improve School Retention, Qosim Suleiman, Premium Times (Abuja), via AllAfrica, 2026, Paragraph 1.
Open the original- What it measures
- The report was published on 30 June 2026 and describes a government proposal to end the separation between junior and senior secondary school.
- What it does not show
- The report describes the current structure in one sentence and says the proposal was pending. Confirm the current structure with the federal Ministry of Education.