A new performance index has ranked Anambra state 33rd in Nigeria on the availability of functional basic education facilities, raising fresh concerns over the Professor Charles Soludo administration’s handling of the education sector.
The 2025 Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (PSPI) released this week placed Anambra near the bottom of the table, out of 36 states, for its education infrastructure relative to population.
The same report also scored the state 33rd in capital expenditure per capita, underscoring a lack of reinvestment into public infrastructure.
Chukwuma Soludo
Anambra’s healthcare system was not spared, with the state placed 30th nationwide in the quality of public health delivery.
While the report showed that Anambra ranked 7th on ease of doing business, largely due to economic activity in Onitsha and Nnewi, its social indices reveal growing dissatisfaction among citizens over public services.
The state also secured 8th place in debt management and internally generated revenue, showing strong fiscal capacity despite the worsening state of basic amenities.
Observers note that the PSPI findings point to a sharp reversal from the progress recorded during Peter Obi’s tenure, when the handover of schools to missionary authorities boosted Anambra’s performance to one of the best nationwide.
The latest report, however, highlights what it described as a “backwards slide” in the education sector under Soludo, drawing attention to the gap between private sector success and declining public schools.
Critics argue that the current state of affairs is evidence of policy failure, with the once-celebrated Anambra education system now languishing near the bottom of the national table.
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