Nigeria: Returns from higher education

Education plays an important role in the creation and improvement of human capital, which is in turn essential for economic growth and development. As well as the benefits to society as a whole, education provides private returns to individuals: the higher an individual's educational attainment, the higher that individual's expected starting salary and the steeper the rise in earning capacity over time. This Eldis study endeavours to determine the relationship between years of schooling and earnings (rate of return) in Nigeria.