Socio-Economic Status and Academic Achievement of Undergraduates in Southwestern, Nigeria

Mary Ala Adetola; Raji Ismail Adesina

doi:10.53103/cjess.v6i1.408

Authors

Mary Ala Adetola University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Raji Ismail Adesina University of Ibadan, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53103/cjess.v6i1.408

Keywords:

Academic Achievement, Socio-Economic Status, Undergraduates

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating the level of academic achievement, level of socio-economic status and mechanisms through which socio-economic status affects academic achievement among undergraduates in federal, state and private universities, Southwestern, Nigeria. An expo-facto descriptive design was used for the study which included 282,834 undergraduates in total, with a target population of 72,062 undergraduates. This study's sample size was 1,526 which was determined by a multistage sampling technique. The dominant Academic achievement in federal (41.0%) and state universities (44.5%) was second class lower grade, while that of the private university was second class upper (43.1%). Tertiary education, tertiary occupation and high-income status dominated the Socio-economic status with the respective highest percentages in Private Universities (84.1%, 79.4% and 75.4%), followed by State Universities (55.1%, 52.0% and 39.5%) and Federal Universities (54.0%, 50.1% and 30.5%). Income, Education and Occupation (F _(3,1342) =9.528: Adj.R² =0.019) significantly influenced academic achievement. It was recommended that parents must do all in their power to encourage their children's education. Also, government should fund public universities (Federal and State Universities), by reducing tuition fees, so as to leverage access to education both by the rich and poor, so as to bridge the gap on academic achievement between public and private universities, since all graduates of Nigerian universities are equal in the labour market.

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