In Nigeria, Muslim-Christian gap in no formal schooling persists across generations, widens among women
% of Muslims and Christian men and women with no formal schooling
Nigerian men
Nigerian women
100%
Muslim women
80
75
18% PT.
68
Muslim men
62
63
50
36% PT. GAP
42
44% PT.
33
25
34% PT.
19
Christian
men
Christian women
8
0
Oldest,
ages
55-74
Middle,
ages
35-54
Oldest,
ages
55-74
Middle,
ages
35-54
Youngest,
ages
25-34
Youngest,
ages
25-34
Note: The oldest, middle, and youngest cohorts were born 1936-1955, 1956-1975, and 1976-1985, respectively, and were ages 55-74, 35-54, and 25-34 as of 2010.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis. See Methodology for more details.
Religion and Education Around the World”
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
In Nigeria, Muslim-Christian gap in no formal schooling persists across generations, widens among women
% of Muslims and Christian men and women with no formal schooling
Nigerian men
100%
75
68
Muslim men
50
36% PT. GAP
42
33
25
34% PT.
Christian
men
8
0
Oldest,
ages
55-74
Middle,
ages
35-54
Youngest,
ages
25-34
Nigerian women
100%
Muslim women
80
75
18% PT.
62
63
50
44% PT.
25
19
Christian women
0
Oldest,
ages
55-74
Middle,
ages
35-54
Youngest,
ages
25-34
Note: The oldest, middle, and youngest cohorts were born 1936-1955, 1956-1975, and 1976-1985, respectively, and were ages 55-74, 35-54, and 25-34 as of 2010.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis. See Methodology for more details.
“Religion and Education Around the World”
PEW RESEARCH CENTER