Universal primary school enrolment is one millennium development goal nations of the
world are striving to achieve. Here in Bayelsa state, the extent has this goal or target has
been achieved had been the subject of this inquiry. The paper discovered that primary
school enrolment in the state is low and still remains an issue. This situation is further
aggravated by gender disparity and rural-based (enrolable) children population in an
equally difficult geographical terrain. Thus, the paper called for urgent government
intervention in rural development, female education motivation, capacity and policy
reforms with a view to making universal primary education achievable by 2015 as
enunciated by the UNESCO Millennium Development Goals initiative, in the state in
particular and the country at large