Comparative analysis of male and female participation in Adult Basic Literacy Programme in Borno State

Despite the effort made by Nigerian Government in balancing the rate of illiteracy among its citizen, there is still a major challenge face by the Ministry of Education in combating or reducing this menace. The issue of gender inequality has pose a treat leading to a wide variation between adult male and female in literacy rate across location, most especially in rural area. This study was designed to compare and analyze the Participation of Both male and female into Adult Basic Literacy Programme in Borno State. The study found that the male participation was by far 59% more than that of the female counterparts. The study also found out that Adult Basic Literacy Programme had positive influence on the minds of the participants. This research has concluded that there is much difference between the participation of male/female in basic literacy programme in Bonro state.