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.

(1) PRE-PRIMARY & PRIMARY PUBLIC: 2,514
PRIVATE: 1,786
TOTAL: 4,300

(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

Private tertiary institutions are:
University Of Mkar, Gboko
Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko
and several others

Ref
① moe.be.gov.ng/home/about