摘要：The paper examines the place of rural areas in educational development in Nigeria. It
employs the analytical approach and the survey as its research methods of study. It concludes that
the rural areas have been neglected in the scheme of things with regards to educational advancement
and recommends that there should be a better coverage of the rural areas in educational programmes.
This is considered necessary so that available educational statistics would reflect on both urban and
rural areas in Nigeria.
关键词：Educational development; manage records; rural areas; urban areas
