A 2025 Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (PSPI) has ranked Anambra state at the 33rd position in the country on a functional basic education facility to population ratio.
The 2025 report by the apex consulting firm ranked the state on other indices, ranging from ease of doing business and Infrastructure Investment gap, to debt management and public health.
The report highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of the state in 2025 while gauging citizens’ satisfaction on a host of issues like quality of roads, Security, and the state of public hospitals.
According to the report, Anambra ranked 33rd out of 36 on a functional basic education facility to population ratio. The state also ranked 33rd in capital expenditure per capita, reflecting limited reinvestment into public infrastructure.
On Public healthcare, the PSPI report ranked Anambra 30th in the nation, reflecting a drop in health service delivery.
On the positive side of things, Anambra was ranked 7th in the nation on ease of doing business, driven by the commercial hubs of Onitsha and Nnewi.
Anambra in 2025 also showed a strong debt management ranking, 8th in the country, with regard to debt per capita, and also finished 8th on the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) scoreboard.
On a regional front, Imo state and Ebonyi state made the top 5 list of least preferred states for relocation in Nigeria, following security concerns and political instability in Imo and perceived underdevelopment in Ebonyi state.
Anambra’s Education on a Downhill Slide
The PSPI report, which placed Anambra 33rd in terms of functional basic education facilities, highlights a significant drop in the state’s education indices under the Soludo administration.
Despite solo wins by private institutions, the report reveals a backward slide in the public education sector in the state, a far cry from its glory days during the Peter Obi administration.
The strategic handover of missionary schools from government control to the church by the Obi administration boosted Anambra’s educational indices to one of the best in the nation at the time.
Sadly, the PSPI report paints a backslide from this development, calling for questions and criticisms of the Soludo administration’s approach to education in the state.
