This study was a survey conducted to determine the relationship between poverty and women education in Abak Local Government Area ,Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. In a cross sectional survey design, 1360 simple randomly selected women in Abak local government area were administered a questionnaire with a reliability index of 0.76. Simple percentage was used for data analysis. The research found out that the major problems of women’s education includes: household poverty, gender discrimination and low social economic status. As a result, the study recommends that free and compulsory education should be given to girls at all level, this will help substitute for poor parents’ financial burden and effort of poverty alleviation by the government should be intensified to reach the very poor person at the local level. Seminars and conference should be organized to parents and women on the value of education for the future development.
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