Professor Jumoke Bukunola Bilesanmi-Awoderu was born on 21^st December, 1962 to the family of Chief L.A Ogunyinka and Hon. Chief (Mrs) M.I Ogunyinka (JP) in Ilusin, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State. She is the first child of a family of seven children. Her Father is a retired School Principal while her Mother is a retired School Headmistress. She attended Local Authority Primary School in Ilusin from 1968-1973 and Ilusin Grammar School, Ilusin from 1973-1978. She was also in Muslim College, Ijebu-Ode from 1978-1979.

Professor Jumoke Bukunola Bilesanmi-Awoderu FISMN (JP) started her professional training from Ogun State College of Education, Ijebu-ode (now Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu), from 1979 to 1982. She also attended Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago-iwoye, from 1987 to 1990 where she bagged her B.Sc. Education/Biology. She later proceeded to University of Ibadan from 1991 to 1992 where she bagged her M.Ed. Curriculum Studies/Science Education and Ph.D. Curriculum Studies/Science Education in the same University in 1999.