States With The Strongest Student Academic Performance 2026 From Top To Bottom

🇳🇬 WHICH NIGERIAN STATES HAVE THE STRONGEST STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE? — 2026<br><br><blockquote>State — Learning Outcomes Score (out of 100):<br><br>1 🟤 Rivers — 76.6<br>2 🟤 Cross River — 74.0<br>3 🟢 Ebonyi — 71.4<br>4 🟢 Enugu — 70.5<br>5 🟢 Anambra — 70.2<br>6 🟢 Abia — 69.8<br>7 🟤 Bayelsa — 69.6<br>8 🟢 Imo — 68.7<br>9 🟠 Benue — 67.6<br>10 🟤 Edo — 65.9<br>11 ⚫ Taraba — 63.1<br>12 🟠 Nasarawa — 62.6<br>13 🟤 Delta — 62.5<br>14 🟠 Kogi — 62.4<br>15 🟤 Akwa Ibom — 61.2<br>16 🔴 Kano — 60.7<br>17 ⚫ Adamawa — 60.5<br>18 🟣 Lagos — 59.5<br>19 🔴 Kebbi — 58.5<br>20 🟠 Plateau — 58.0<br>21 🟣 Ogun — 57.8<br>22 🟣 Ondo — 54.1<br>23 🟣 Ekiti — 53.0<br>24 🟠 FCT — 52.1<br>25 🔴 Kaduna — 50.8<br>26 ⚫ Gombe — 48.3<br>27 🟣 Oyo — 46.8<br>28 🔴 Sokoto — 46.4<br>29 🟠 Niger — 44.6<br>30 🔴 Katsina — 39.8<br>31 🟠 Kwara — 35.3<br>32 🔴 Jigawa — 33.6<br>33 ⚫ Yobe — 32.1<br>34 ⚫ Bauchi — 31.8<br>35 🟣 Osun — 29.3<br>36 ⚫ Borno — 26.2<br>37 🔴 Zamfara — 0.0<br><br>🟤 SS 🟢 SE 🟠 NC ⚫ NE 🔴 NW 🟣 SW<br><br>Rivers recorded the highest score at 76.6, leading Cross River by 2.6 points. Southern states account for 17 of the 37 listed, while Northern states account for 20.<br><br>NB: Scores are out of 100, with higher scores indicating stronger student academic performance. The index is based on WAEC pass rates (five credits, including English and Mathematics) from 2019–2021 and JAMB admission rates from 2018. Coverage includes all 36 states and the FCT.<br><br>#StatiSense<br>(SysIN Insights)</blockquote><a rel=ugc href="https://x.com/statisense/status/2118342575014940806?a=emSvNPQk0QbcMTRh3Cw&amp;s=46">Source</a>