Education system in Nigeria and The UK

THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA AND THE UK

THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA

This is based on a 6-3-3-4 system which involved three level of institution learning process. the primary level the secondary level the tertiary level

 

 

6 years of primary schooling 3 years of junior secondary schooling 3 years of senior secondary schooling, and 4 years of university education, finally directing toward a bachelor's level degree in the majority of the subjects.

The annual term of school in Nigeria is ten months, and is sectioned into three ten- to twelve-week periods, each at the pre-primary, primary, junior, and senior secondary stages.

THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE UK

This based on a 6-3-3-1-3 system.

School education:

Primary education may take the form of combined junior and

infant schools and therefore lasts for six years or a first stage

covering infant schools (two years) and a second stage covering

junior schools (four years). Secondary education covers schooling

from the age of eleven to the minimum school leaving age of

sixteen. Pupils follow a common curriculum leading to the GCSE

and VCSE. They may combine a number of GCSEs, VCSEs or a

combination of both. At some schools, pupils may stay on at a

school sixth form for a further two years when they sit for the

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A Levels) or the General Certificate of Education

Advanced Subsidiary examinations (GCE AS examinations), or vocational courses leading usually to a

Vocational Certificate of Education Advanced Level/Vocational Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary

Level). Further education colleges also offer these courses

This similar to the Nigerian system but the tertiary is one here of college and three years for a normal regular BSc course

COMPARISON BETWEEN UK AND NIGERIA'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

• In Nigeria, A 6-3-3-4 System is used, While IN UK a 6-3-3-1-3 system is used which is similar.
• They are have both 3terms in a session
• They also run a mixed education system, also same sex school e.g. boys only school
• Uniforms are used by student
• In both countries they private schools and government schools
• The age children start primary school is similar between 4-5 years

CONTRASTING BETWEEN UK AND NIGERIA'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

• The UK Educational system make use of modern educational facilities regularly to teach while in Nigeria it hard to use it because the Educational System has just been introduced to the use of educational facilities
• The subject taught between the two countries are slightly different
• In Nigeria most government school strike for some reasons

·         The length of time to complete a university course in the UK is mostly 3-5 years with in Nigeria either 4, 5, 6 or 7 years depending on your course.

 

References

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 Maps of Africa (www.allafrica.com: 2011),

The European educational directory (www.euroeducation.net:2005)