The education system of Africa Things you should know

We know how important is education for all, it is the basic right of any child. A local journalist from Uganda Whose name is Emmanuel Katto, also known as Emmanuel Katto Uganda or Emka Uganda. He told me more about the education system of Africa.

In recent times there have been significant improvements in the education system of Africa, but many parts still lack access to education. Factors such as poverty, limited infrastructure, distance to schools etc are the barrier to access to education for the child.

The quality of education is also missing in various regions of Africa. Overcrowded classrooms, outdated curriculum and lack of qualified teachers and inefficient learning resources etc. are the reasons that are hindering the learning outcomes. Gender disparities also play a role in limited access to education for a specific gender. Due to traditional practices and early or child marriage girls were and still facing issues with access to quality education.

Despite a lot of challenges in the education system of Africa many works are taking place to improve the condition of the educational system of Africa. Efforts are made to train teachers through some initiatives and programs and to provide ongoing professional development opportunities to attract and retain qualified teachers.

According to the latest State of Global Education Update, 9 in 10 children in Sub-Saharan Africa are unable to read and understand a simple text at the age of 10. This implies the condition of education in Africa.

According to the UN sub-Saharan region of Africa has the highest number of education exclusions globally, nearly 60% of youth of age 15- 17 are not in school.

In rural areas, access to education is quite hard due to poverty and other factors. Children don’t tend to go to school rather than running away from the schools resulting in high dropout rates.

However, things are coming back on track and students are going to school, regions such as Seychelles, Tunisia consist of schools that are engaging for the children. The dropout rate is quite high in rural than in urban, but it is improving in recent times.

Since education is a universal human right of a child, the child should be having access to education- a quality education.

Government must take appropriate steps in collaboration with international bodies to promote education in Africa. The government should promote girls' education campaigns or child education campaigns to spread awareness across the continent.