Ekiti calls itself the *Fountain of Knowledge* on the basis of the CMS school chain (Ado-Ekiti 1894, Christ's School 1933), one of the highest per-capita ratios of academics in Nigeria, and the post-1996 split off Ondo.
Pre-colonial & mission schools (pre-1900 — 1948)#
- CMS Ado-Ekiti (1894); Catholic and Methodist stations followed.
- Christ's School, Ado-Ekiti (1933) — Anglican; alma mater of Niyi Adebayo, Tunji Olurin, Adebayo Williams, many Western Region civil servants.
- Annunciation College, Ikere-Ekiti (1942).
Era stats (where available)#
- Literacy rate (NBS / NDHS): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Out-of-school children (UBEC / UNICEF): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Tertiary enrolment: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- WAEC / NECO / JAMB rankings: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Education budget (state appropriation): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Minister / Commissioner of Education in office: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Provost / Rector / Vice-Chancellor of era institutions: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Notable research / achievement: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
1948 — 1959: Asquith Commission & first universities#
- Ekiti sons & daughters in early UCI (1948) cohorts; Awolowo's 1955 Free Education expanded secondary access.
Era stats (where available)#
- Literacy rate (NBS / NDHS): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Out-of-school children (UBEC / UNICEF): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Tertiary enrolment: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- WAEC / NECO / JAMB rankings: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Education budget (state appropriation): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Minister / Commissioner of Education in office: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Provost / Rector / Vice-Chancellor of era institutions: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Notable research / achievement: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
1955 — 1976: Western Region UPE → 1976 Federal UPE#
- 1955 Western Region UPE (Awolowo) drove the famously high Ekiti literacy rate; combined with a culture of teacher remittances.
Era stats (where available)#
- Literacy rate (NBS / NDHS): Ekiti historically posts the highest literacy rate in Nigeria (NDHS series); contested with Lagos and Imo.
- Out-of-school children (UBEC / UNICEF): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Tertiary enrolment: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- WAEC / NECO / JAMB rankings: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Education budget (state appropriation): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Minister / Commissioner of Education in office: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Provost / Rector / Vice-Chancellor of era institutions: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Notable research / achievement: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
1977 — present: State universities, polytechnics, colleges of education#
- Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti — state, est. 1982 as Obafemi Awolowo University Ado-Ekiti campus → University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD) → University of Ekiti State (UNIEKITI) → EKSU (2011).
- Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) — federal, 2011.
- Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere (BOUESTI) — state, 2020 (upgraded from College of Education Ikere).
- Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti — federal.
- College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti — folded into BOUESTI.
Era stats (where available)#
- Literacy rate (NBS / NDHS): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Out-of-school children (UBEC / UNICEF): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Tertiary enrolment: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- WAEC / NECO / JAMB rankings: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Education budget (state appropriation): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Minister / Commissioner of Education in office: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Provost / Rector / Vice-Chancellor of era institutions: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Notable research / achievement: EKSU and FUOYE: Yoruba-language linguistics; agro-ecology research on cocoa replanting.
1999 — present: Universal Basic Education era#
- Ekiti SUBEB; persistently high WAEC pass rates; teacher-salary disputes a recurring fiscal pressure.
Era stats (where available)#
- Literacy rate (NBS / NDHS): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Out-of-school children (UBEC / UNICEF): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Tertiary enrolment: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- WAEC / NECO / JAMB rankings: Ekiti regularly places top-five in WAEC pass-rate league tables (WAEC HQ annual report).
- Education budget (state appropriation): Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Minister / Commissioner of Education in office: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Provost / Rector / Vice-Chancellor of era institutions: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
- Notable research / achievement: Not available in this research pass — TBC.
Sources & further reading#
- NUC accreditation registers; NBTE polytechnic registers; NCCE colleges-of-education list.
- Fafunwa, *History of Education in Nigeria* (1974, rev. 2004).
- UBEC & NPC annual reports; UNICEF/NDHS state-level data.
- State Ministry of Education gazettes; JAMB Brochure (annual).