Education has long held a central place in Nigerian households, not just as a social good but as one of the most significant family expenses.
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics consistently shows that education ranks among the top categories of household expenditure.
Even amid rising inflation and cost-of-living pressures, parents continue to prioritise school fees, often making financial trade-offs to secure what they believe is the best possible start for their children.
For many families, primary education is not an area to compromise. It is where the intellectual foundation of a child is first built, values are shaped, and curiosity is nurtured.
In Lagos, most parents are leaning towards premium private schools with smaller class sizes, international curricula, and a better learning environment.
The cost of accessing this “best start” in low-cost private schools may be as little as N50,000 to N150,000 per term; high-end institutions now command between N900,000 and millions of Naira per term.
These fees often go beyond tuition, critical thinking, digital awareness, and structured extracurricular activities designed to support well-rounded development from an early age.
Methodology
This report draws on tuition data obtained from official school websites and direct responses from schools contacted by Nairametrics. Only schools with clear, accessible fee information or confirmed figures were included.
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Grange School Lagos is a long-established British international school located in GRA, Ikeja.
The school was founded in 1958 by British expatriates to deliver education of the same standard as what is obtainable in the United Kingdom, and has since grown into one of the leading British curriculum schools in the country.
The school operates a UK National Curriculum, with a strong focus on literacy, numeracy, computing, and creative subjects, alongside project-based learning and critical thinking development.
Tuition at Grange School varies by year group, with annual fees for primary pupils ranging from N2.9 million for Years 1 and 2, N4 million for Years 3 to 5, and N4.3 million for Year 6, while new students pay up to N5 million (additional fees inclusive).
