Foreward
On behalf of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, I am pleased to present the 2019 edition of the Annual Statistical Digest. In this edition, we have provided detailed information as at the end of 2019 on a host of indicators including registration, induction, professional qualifying examination and updated tertiary institution profile.
Our aim is to provide all stakeholders in the education sectors with the most comprehensive data for planning, decision making and other needs. To make this report accessible and continuously relevant as possible, it is available in both print and and electronic formats (www.trcn.gov.ng).
The 10th Edition of the Annual Statistical Digest of the teaching profession that we have produced from the Council’s Register of Teachers is expected to consistently address the issue of data availability in the education industry. It represents an important and unique source of information concerning registered teachers in Nigeria, programmes and activities of the Council geared towards the professionalization of teaching. ching. It It is is freely provided for the following specific purposes;
- research for non-commercial purposes, including the use by educational agencies; Universities/Institutes, Ministries of Education and other organizations and employers in furtherance of their purposes;
- private/study
- analysis, criticism and review and
- news reporting
The Statistical Digest contains analyzed data based on the following;
Registered Teachers based on States and their categorization
- Number of licensed teachers
- Number of graduates inducted in the various tertiary institutions
- Number of teachers in States that sat for the PQE, PQE Integrated, PQE Diaspora in the
- year 2019/2020
- Statistics of monitoring exercise on the 31 December disengagement deadline of unqualified teachers
- Profile of Tertiary Institutions (Universities, Colleges of Education and Polytechnics) in Nigeria
The publication is made to provide local, national and international education stakeholders a concise information on the registered teaching workforce, statistical information that are essential in planning on issues related to teacher recruitment, training and retention. It is my sincere hope that the publication will will provide useful information to decision-makers, policy planners, researchers, and all stakeholders in the education industry. It would also provide a comprehensive baseline for monitoring progress as we advance and direct national efforts towards the achievement of our local, national and global commitments. I sincerely thanked all the staff of TRCN who assisted in the collation, editing editing and other support.
Prof. J. O. Ajiboye
Registrar/Chief Executive Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria
