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This study determined the perception of stakeholders on implementation of Universal Basic Education in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study consisted of 45, 754 (70 principals, 2, 375 teachers and 43, 309 students from the 70 UBE schools in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The sample size for the investigation consists of 231 respondents which comprised 7 (3 male and 4 female) principals, 84 (50 male and 34 female) teachers and 140 (85 male and 55 female) students from the 7 UBE schools in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja using stratified random sampling technique. The instrument used for data gathering was Perception of Stakeholders on the Implementation of UBE Questionnaire” (PSIUBEQ).  The validity index of 0.77 was obtained for the instrument and reliability of 0.82 using Cronbach coefficient Alpha method of estimating reliability to compute coefficient of internal consistency. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level significance. The study found that there is no significant difference in the perception of male and female principals on Universal Basic Education programme in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; there is significant difference in the perception of male and female teachers on Universal Basic Education programme and there is significant difference in the perception of male and female students on Universal Basic Education programme. It was therefore recommended that Government should intensify efforts on regular inspection and monitoring of the UBE Programme in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Also, Government and other relevant stakeholders should carry out periodic programme evaluation of the UBE in order to ascertain areas of needs.