Jibir, SamiraAbdullahi, MohammedAhmed, Abubakar Audi2023-12-112023-12-112020-03-01https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/2573Kaduna State has, in the past two decade, witnessed an upsurge in ethno-religious conflicts which created instability and insecurity across the state. This has underscored the main objective of the Kaduna Education Strategic Plan (ESP) 2009-2020 to expand education coverage in the State. This study seeks to examine the extent these conflicts have affected the realisation of the Kaduna Education Strategic Plan (ESP) 2009-2020 and the consequences thereof. A number of studies conducted on the effect of these conflicts have been generally on the socio-economic development of the state. However, the extent of its effect on actualisation of the objective of the Kaduna ESP 2009-2020 has not been studied in great details as attempted herein. This study used survey method, structured questionnaires, primary and secondary data to analyses the conflicts and education coverage, and it revealed that the ethno-religious conflict is a threat to expansion of education coverage. The study further revealed that the enrolment in the State has not been equitably progressive. It is recommended that the Kaduna State Government should adopt a “safe school initiative”, while increasing security presence in the schools in the State, especially the southern part in a bid to shore up enrolment and equitable education coverage.enEthno-Religious Conflicts, Education Coverage, Education Strategic Plan, Kaduna State.Article