Girl-Child Education: A Challenge for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Abstract

Girl-child education is crucial for sustainable development. When you educate the woman, you educate a
nation. Children look up more to their mothers as role models than to their fathers and it is true that
women have primary influence on their children. Therefore, uneducated women are likely to bring up
poorly mannered or uneducated children. Communities that do not give adequate attention to educate the
girl-child are usually characterized with mass illiterates, ill equipped to deal with life situations around
them as their knowledge will be very limited thereby working against sustainable development. It is, an
established fact that behind every successful man, there is a woman who should also have some attained
level of education. This paper therefore sees the girl-child education very important for attaining
sustainable development. The paper begins with an introductory highlight, the concepts of the girl-child,
and education were briefly discussed, the importance/benefit of girl-child education were examined. The
challenges and strategies for improvement were forwarded and conclusion given.