• Silas Onuche Joel (Ph.D)
• Adamu Hamman Daura (Ph.D)

Education is fundamental to national development. Basic and primary education forms the substructure in any education system. In recognition of this, the Goal (4) of the SDGs is tailored towards the realization of quality education at all levels. Focusing mainly on the basic and primary education, this paper utilize secondary data to examine the causes of high rate of out- of - school children in Nigeria as well as its implication on Goal (4) of the SDGs. The paper reveals that the high rate of out- of- school children is a sword of Damocles hanging on the progress of basic education. Among other strategy, the paper recommends that there should be increased private participation, more involvement of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the provision of basic and primary education under the regulation of the government.

Basic education, Sustainable development Goal, Nigeria, Out of school children

"Basic Education in Nigeria and Attainment of Goal Four (4) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Challenges and Prospects. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.58-63, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906Y80.pdf

"Basic Education in Nigeria and Attainment of Goal Four (4) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Challenges and Prospects. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp58-63, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906Y80.pdf