Abstract:
This paper is an attempt to empirically investigate the impact of entrepreneurial
education on inclusive growth in Nigeria. The study adopted secondary time series data
and the study used econometrics tools (unit root test, causality test, co-integration
analysis and error correction model analysis) to estimate the data. From the findings,
entrepreneurial education has a strong and positive impact with inclusive growth in
Nigeria and entrepreneurial education is a catalyst for inclusive growth through job
creation, poverty reduction and wealth creation in Nigeria. From the results, there are
some challenges of entrepreneurial education in Nigeria among them are the issues of
inconsistent policies, funding, human resources and programmes of entrepreneurial
education in Nigeria. Empirically, entrepreneurial education determinants namely
(primary education, secondary education, tertiary education and educational
expenditure) for inclusive growth in Nigeria have less impact on inclusive growth,
especially the primary education in Nigeria has not made the desired impact on inclusive
growth. This may be due to the fact that the primary education has less entrepreneurship
internship programmes and lack of funds, and also the primary school pupils are not
economically active in Nigeria. The paper recommends that government and its agencies
should design a proper and consistent entrepreneurial education programmes at all
levels of educational system in Nigeria and make funds available for these programmes.
Finally, at all levels of education system, curricula should be reviewed for inclusive
growth in Nigeria.
