Last updated: September 2026
If you have gone looking for the price of coding classes for children in Nigeria, you have probably found very little. Most providers ask you to fill a form or send a WhatsApp message before they will tell you anything. That makes it almost impossible to plan a budget or compare options honestly.
This guide publishes the numbers. It covers what each type of coding class actually costs in 2026, the equipment and data costs that never appear in the advertised price, and what a realistic first year comes to.
We run a coding school ourselves, so treat our own figures as exactly that — one provider’s rates, published openly. The ranges for other formats are drawn from prices Nigerian providers publish on their own websites as of September 2026.
The short answer
Structured coding classes for a child in Nigeria cost between ₦0 and ₦100,000 per month, depending entirely on the teaching model.
Beyond tuition, budget ₦20,000 to ₦25,000 a month for internet data and a one-off ₦200,000 to ₦250,000 for a suitable laptop if the family does not already own one.
The five models, and what each costs
1. Free self-teaching platforms — ₦0
Scratch, Code.org and similar platforms are genuinely free and genuinely good. A motivated child with a laptop and a parent willing to sit with them can get a long way at no cost.
What you are paying for elsewhere is not the software. It is structure, pacing, someone to ask when the child is stuck, and the accountability of a scheduled class. Most children stall within a few weeks without those, which is the honest reason free platforms have a low completion rate rather than any shortcoming in the tools.
Best for: self-directed teenagers, and any family testing whether the interest is real before spending money.
2. Self-paced recorded courses — a one-off fee, typically in the low tens of thousands of naira
Pre-recorded video courses with lifetime access. No live teaching, no feedback on the child’s work.
Best for: teenagers who already code a little and want to add a specific skill.
3. Group classes, term-based — around ₦45,000 to ₦55,000 per 9–10 week term
The most common model in Nigeria. Live classes, usually one session a week on a Saturday, with six to twenty children per class, sold as a term rather than a month.
Worth converting before you compare: a ₦50,000 term of nine weekly one-hour classes is about ₦5,500 per contact hour — but that hour is shared with the rest of the class.
Best for: families on a tighter budget, and children who thrive in a group.
4. One-on-one live classes, monthly — ₦50,000 to ₦100,000+ per month
Private tuition: one tutor, one child. Sold as a monthly subscription. Published rates from Nigerian providers in 2026 start around ₦50,000 per month for two one-hour classes a week, and run past ₦84,000 a month at the upper end of the market for comparable formats.
At ₦50,000 a month for eight hours of private tuition, that is roughly ₦6,250 per contact hour with a tutor’s undivided attention — which is why the monthly figure looks higher than a group term while the hourly cost is broadly similar.
Best for: children who are shy in groups, children well ahead or behind their peers, and families abroad who need classes scheduled around a different time zone.
5. Holiday and weekend camps — one-off, varies widely
Short intensives over one or two weeks during school breaks. Group format, project-based.
Best for: testing a child’s interest cheaply, and keeping momentum through long holidays.
The costs nobody advertises
A laptop — one-off, ₦200,000 to ₦250,000
This is the real barrier, and almost no school mentions it.
A child does not need a powerful machine. The working minimum for coding classes is:
- Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processor
- 4GB to 6GB RAM
- 256GB storage
- A working webcam
- HP, Dell or Lenovo are the reliable choices in the Nigerian used market
A UK-used laptop at this specification costs roughly ₦200,000 to ₦250,000 in Lagos as of September 2026. A tablet or phone will not do — children need a real keyboard and a full screen to write code.
Internet data — roughly ₦20,000 to ₦25,000 per month
This is the cost that surprises parents most in month two, and no school mentions it.
Two one-hour live video classes a week is about eight hours of video call a month, and a child practising between lessons adds more. Video calling is the heavy part: consumption depends on whether cameras stay on, what resolution the connection settles at, and how much of the household’s bandwidth the classes take.
For a family buying data specifically to support classes, ₦20,000 to ₦25,000 a month is a realistic planning figure at 2026 Nigerian prices. Families on a home fibre connection or an unlimited plan will pay less in practice, because the classes ride on data the household was buying anyway.
Treat it as a planning range rather than a quoted price, and check current rates with your own provider.
Accessories — under ₦10,000 one-off
An external mouse makes a real difference for a child learning to drag blocks in Scratch. A basic headset cuts household noise. Neither is expensive, and both improve the class.
What a first year actually costs
A worked example for one child taking two one-hour one-on-one classes a week, starting with Scratch:
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Tuition, 12 months at ₦50,000 | ₦600,000 |
| Data, 12 months at ₦20,000–₦25,000 | ₦240,000–₦300,000 |
| Laptop, one-off | ₦200,000–₦250,000 |
| Mouse and headset, one-off | ~₦10,000 |
That comes to roughly ₦1,050,000 to ₦1,160,000 in the first year for one child, of which about ₦210,000 to ₦260,000 is one-off equipment.
The laptop and accessories are bought once. From year two the running cost is tuition plus data — roughly ₦840,000 to ₦900,000 a year at the entry package, or about ₦70,000 to ₦75,000 a month all in.
For context on pacing: an average child takes about three months to complete Scratch Programming at two classes a week. So a full course sits somewhere near ₦150,000 in tuition at the entry package, and a child moving steadily through a twelve-course pathway is on a multi-year journey, not a term-long one.
For Nigerian parents abroad
If you live in the UK, the US, Canada or Australia and want your child taught by a Nigerian school, the economics work strongly in your favour.
Tuition is billed in naira. At ₦50,000 a month, that is a fraction of what private one-to-one tuition costs in any of those countries. Payment is rarely a problem in practice — most Nigerian families abroad keep a Nigerian bank account, and services like LemFi handle transfers where they do not. There is no meaningful FX friction.
The thing to check is not the money. It is scheduling. Group classes run on a fixed Nigerian timetable, which frequently means a school morning where you live. One-on-one classes are scheduled individually, which is why most diaspora families end up in that format regardless of price.
What actually drives the price
Five things, roughly in order of impact:
- Class size. One child or twenty. This is most of the difference.
- Frequency. Once a week or twice.
- Class length. One hour, ninety minutes, two hours.
- Live or recorded. A human being on the call costs money; a video does not.
- Whether reports and assessment are included. Written monthly progress reports take a tutor real time to produce.
What does not reliably predict quality: a long course list, a large student count, or a high price on its own.
How to judge value rather than price
Ask any provider these before you pay:
- How many children are in a class?
- How often does it meet, and for how long?
- Is there a free trial class?
- What will my child have built after three months?
- Do I receive written progress reports?
- What equipment does my child need, and is any software paid?
- If we stop, what happens — is it a monthly subscription or a locked-in term?
A provider that answers all seven plainly is usually a safe bet. One that will not quote a price before collecting your phone number usually is not.
Frequently asked questions
How much do coding classes for kids cost in Nigeria?
Between ₦0 and ₦100,000 a month in 2026. Free platforms cost nothing, group classes run about ₦45,000–₦55,000 for a 9–10 week term, and one-on-one classes run ₦50,000–₦100,000 a month depending on class length and frequency.
Is one-on-one worth the extra over group classes?
Per contact hour the two are closer than the headline figures suggest — roughly ₦5,500 an hour shared, against roughly ₦6,250 an hour private. Whether the difference is worth it depends on the child, not the budget.
What laptop does my child need for coding classes?
A Core i3, i5 or i7 with 4–6GB RAM, 256GB storage and a working webcam. HP, Dell and Lenovo are the dependable used-market options. A phone or tablet is not suitable.
How much data will the classes use?
Plan for ₦20,000 to ₦25,000 a month for two live video classes a week plus practice time. Families on home fibre or an unlimited plan will effectively pay less, since the classes use data the household already buys.
How long does it take to finish a course?
About three months for Scratch Programming at two classes a week. Later courses vary.
Can my child start with no experience?
Yes. Most children start as complete beginners with computer science fundamentals before touching code.
Kidz Tech Coding Club has taught over 400 children since 2020, in Nigeria and among Nigerian families in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Portugal. Our own rates are published in full on our online coding classes page, and every new family can book a free trial class.
