Benue state has a total number of 6883 (six thousand eight hundred and eighty-three) primary and post primary schools as at Sept 2022. Tertiary institutions not included.
(2) POST PRIMARY PUBLIC: 721 PRIVATE: 1,862 TOTAL: 2,583
(3) TOTAL PUBLIC: 3,235 PRIVATE: 3,648 GRAND TOTAL: 6,883. ①
Public tertiary institutions are: Benue State University, Makurdi Benue State Polytechnic , Ugbokolo College of Education, Katsina-Ala College of Education, Oju Alfred Akawe Torkula Polytechnic, Makurdi Akperan Orshi Polytechnic, Yandev
University of Mkar
Private tertiary institutions are: University Of Mkar, Gboko Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko and several others
