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Data for MSNA was collected in August-September 2024 in the NWSW. The process was championed by IOM with the support of partner organisations. Over fourteen thousand households (HHs) participated in the excise across the 13 Divisions of the North West and South West (NWSW) regions. 74,607 (24,762 children) people reside in these HHs, making an average of 5 persons per HH. 49% of the participating HHs were females-headed HHs while 51% of the HHs were male-headed HHs. 44% of the participating HHs were ID-HHs, 11 host community and 45% returnees HHs. It is worth noting that 6% of the HHs were headed by persons with disabilities (PWDs). Returnees were the largest group of persons by displacement status interviewed. This informed by the fact that more IDPs have been moving back to their places of habitual resident within communities in the NWSW.
From the sample of 14,812 HHs interviewed, 24,762 (15,235 in the NW & 9,235 in the NSW) members of the HHS are children below 18. 80% of the children are enrolled and regularly attending school while 20% do not have access to education. 79% of the over 15k children from the HHs in the NW have access to education while 81% of the over 9k children in interviewed HHs in the NW have access to education. 21% of the children the HHs in the NW do not have access to education while 19% of those in the SW do not have access to education. the Division with HHs where children have most access to education is Menchum with 96% while the Division with HHs were children have least access is Ndian with 75% having access and 25% of children without access to education. Only 3% of children from all the HHs had access to distance education. Ngo-Ketunjia has the highest percent of children (7%) who had access to distance education and least being Boyo. There is a positive correlation between the number of children in the HHs and the number of children enrolled in school. 2% of the HHs declared that schools were occupied by armed forces while 4% declared that some schools are used by displaced persons.
Only 6% of the HHs have children (798) who participated in distance learning such as such as Islamic school, accelerated learning programme or vocational training with Momo having the highest percentage of 17% and lowest being Ndian with 1%. 9% of HHs in the NWSW spent an average of 65K to cover educated related expenses. This amount 55K in the NW and 78K in the SW with Bui having the highest average expense on education of 146K while Ndian has the lowest average expense on education at 47K.