Education in Nigeria

English is the official language , and that is what school in. In Nigeria, the school year currently runs from January to December, consists of about 3 quarters with a month between quarters, this is usually in the primary and secondary education but its different for the tertiary institutions or universities which also runs from January to December but this time consist of 2 half with 3 to 4 months between.
Some Nigerians go to nursery school in their early years. What is basically done there is teaching kids the basics like the alphabet, etc.

The first level of schooling that is attended is Primary School (Primary 1 through 6) equivalent to what is called 'elementary school' in some other countries. This runs for 6 years, and after that, students take the Common Entrance Examination to be admitted into Secondary School, which is the equivalent of 'high school' in some other countries and at the end, you had to take the WAEC (West African Examination Council) exam to graduate from secondary school, and the JAMB (Joint Admissions Matriculation Board) exam to be admitted into colleges.

There is Junior Secondary School (JSS), which lasts 3 years, and then students have to take the JuniorWAEC or the JSSE (Junior Secondary School Exam) to move up to Senior Secondary School (SSS), which also lasts 3 years, after which you take the exams to leave and go to college. After Secondary School, students can enter Universities, Polytechnics, Teacher Colleges, Trade Schools ,etc.
So Nigeria educational system is referred to the 6-3-3-4 System. So after School before a person can start working in Nigeria, you need to have one year of National Youth Service Corp. (NYSC), and most Nigerians go through this right after school that's provided you schooled and graduated from college in Nigeria.