The State of Education in Africa Flashcards
(21 cards)
What are the types of education in Ghana?
•Early Childhood
• Primary
• Secondary Education
• Vocational and Technical Education
• Higher Educatio
Children enrolled in pre-primary education programs are more
likely to come from?
Affluent homes
How many percentage of people were enrolled in primary?
20%
In what year where they enroll for the pre primary education ?
2012
Factors affecting pre primary education?
• Teachers are often untrained.
• Schools lack the necessary resources and infrastructure
• Lacks appropriate pre-primary curriculum for early
childhood development.
In what year did the primary education increase from ?
Between 1990 and 2012
How many people were enrolled in it ?
62 million
And to where did it increase to ?
149million
How many people were out of school in 2012?
58million
How many children were in Africa?s
38 million were in Africa
How many children were enrolled in secondary school in 2012?
552 million
How many children enrolled in secondary school (2012) were out of school?
49million
How many children enrolled in secondary school (2012) were out of school?
49million
How many percentage of students can the secondary schools accommodate?
36%
How many percentage of
educational budgets are devoted to technical and vocational skills development?
2-6%
In 2012, technical and vocational programs accounted for how many
percent of total secondary enrolment in Africa.
6%
From what Lecturer student ratio has tertiary education increase from ?
1999 to 2012
• Between 2000 and 2010, higher education enrolment
increased from where to where ?
2.3 million to 5.2 million
In 2009 how many public universities where there at the time ?
200
In 2009 how many private universities where there at the time ?
468
How can you describe the quality of education in Ghana?
Rising enrolment rates have outpaced funding, resulting in:
• Insufficient instructional materials,
• Inadequate trained teachers,
• lack of adequate infrastructure,
• Poorly stocked libraries,
• overuse of school facility
• African students are not receiving enough quality teaching
time in the classroom.
• Private institutions are increasingly stepping in to provide
quality education to individuals who lack access to public
schools.
