EXPLORING THE PANACEAS TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF INADEQUATE DATA TO THE PLANNING OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Education is pivotal to the sustainable development of any nation, particularly Nigeria, where it is a sine qua non to national development. However, the effectiveness of the planning of education in Nigeria is often undermined by the  inadequacy of reliable and valid data. This paper therefore, explores the panaceas to the consequences of inadequate data to the planning of education. It highlighted the relevance of data to the planning of education, various consequences of data deficiency, like; poor resource allocation, ineffective policy implementations, and the inability to accurately forecast future educational needs, among others. The 
following were identified as key panaceas to these consequences; improvement of data collection systems, the integration of technology, capacity building for educational planners, and the establishment of a robust policy and legal framework among others.