Gender Inequality among Nigerian Students

Education is a centrepiece for progress in every aspect of human life. Education is therefore expected to be equally accessible for everyone, all those seeking education should have the ideal choice and women should participate in higher education. The purpose of this paper is therefore to assess the existence of gender inequality among students in Nigerian institutions. Measures such as public enlightenment campaigns, involving the communities in planning and monitoring of schools, plan for the location of schools, increase in the number of female teachers, more schools need to be built in giving some aids/incentives to the girls at most in primary school level will have to be considered to bridge the gap between male and female. It is considered a collective responsibility and effort of government, parents, community and stakeholders to ensure this. It is in view of the above; the paper discusses the concept of gender inequality, gender inequality Education, causes of gender discrimination, challenges of gender inequality in basic education, ways of checking gender discrimination in education and theories of gender inequality. The study finally proffers possible suggestions.