Educational Planning

Educational planning is the sum total of all efforts made to improve education.The 6..33..4 system of education was a clear government effort to achieve the objectives national policy on education. The policy is derived from the five main natinal goals which are the building of a just and egalitarian society, a free and democratic society, a virile and dynamic economy, and a land full of bright opportunities for all citizens. In order to achieve the above objectives,the Nigerian educational planners enunciated that one of the educational goals must be the training of the mind in the understanding of the world around, two the acquisition of necessary skills and competences as necessary equipment to enable the individual to function well in society and contribute to the development of his state,Various African nations have made giant strides in expanding their educational systems. For instance, Nigeria later changed from 6..333..4 system to 9..3..4 .That is six years at the primary school, three years at Junior Secondary , three years at Senior Secondary and four years in the university.All these efforts are attempts to improve education.

Some of the African countries have expanded their systems especially at the primary school level since the 1961 Addis Ababa Conference.This Conference set the target of achieving free and compulsory universal primary education by the year 1980.