Al-Hikmah University Journal

The study Impact of Corruption on Attainment of Quality Education and Pupils’ Adaptability to Changing Environment in Primary Schools in North Central Nigeria. The study used survey research design. The population of the study consisted of all primary school teachers in North-central Nigeria numbering 53,293 consisting of 27,993 male and 25,300 females. A sample size of 381 at 95% confidence level and 5% precision as determined by research advisors table for sample selection (2006) was selected using Stratified random and purposive sampling techniques. The study used teachers’ questionnaire on quality education tagged (TEQQED). The instrument was duly validated by experts for content, as well as constructs validity and has reliability index power of 0.91. The data collected were analyzed using percentage and frequency counts, means and standard deviations and t-test independent samples. The study revealed that, there was no significant difference in the mean opinion score of teachers on impact of corruption on quality education and pupil’s ability to attain and adapt to a changing environment in relation to gender. In the light of the foregoing, the study among others recommended the need for the government to fight the scourge of corruption with all decisiveness by ensuring that educational institutions are being rid of corrupt practices through special salary scale introduction and approval for primary school teachers to put in their best so that quality education can be attained at all levels of education in Nigeria.