OFFICIAL NAME: Botswana CAPITAL CITY: Gaborone POPULATION: 2,100,000 (Source: COUNTRYaah) AREA: 566,730 km² OFFICIAL/OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English, setswana and other Bantu languages as well as Khoisans RELIGION: naturalist religions 55%, Protestants 14%, Catholics, 3%, other Christians 28% CURRENCY: pula CURRENCY CODE: BWP...
Burkina Faso – education Burkina Faso Education, The Illiteracy of Burkina Faso is around 75%, although education has been a high priority; costs in 1990 amounted to approximately 1/4 of the state budget. The country’s educational system is in content, spirit...
Cameroon – education Cameroon Education, With the country’s many ethnic language communities, language is also a crucial problem in education. Efforts to strengthen the field of education since independence have meant that only approximately 20% of the population is illiterate (2006),...
Chad education Chad – education, The public school system has eight years of compulsory education from the age of six and consists of a six-year elementary school, which is followed by a general secondary education or a vocational education. The upper...
Democratic Republic of Congo Education Democratic Republic of Congo Education, The country had, until the 1960’s, one of the best African elementary school systems, based on mission schools. After independence, the French-language system at that time failed to meet the standard,...
Egypt – education The education system in Egypt is strongly influenced by the large population growth. Illiteracy is a major problem, especially among the older part of the population. The country actually has two education systems that offer education at all...
Ethiopia – education Ethiopia – education, During the period 1974-91, when the educational system was strongly characterized by Marxist-Leninist ideology, a great dependence was created on foreign aid. Since 1991, the education system has developed in a more liberal direction, but...
OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Gabonaise CAPITAL CITY: Libreville POPULATION: 1,670,000 (Source: COUNTRYaah) AREA: 267,667 km² OFFICIAL/OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: French, fang and approximately 40 other bantu languages RELIGION: Catholics 50%, Protestants 18%, other Christians 12%, natives religions 19%, Muslims 1% CURRENCY: CFA franc...
Guinea – education Education in the 1990s Guinea is public and free. The French-language education system includes a six-year primary school, which begins in the cities when the children are six years old, in the countryside later; it is followed by...
Guinea-Bissau – education Guinea-Bissau – education, The school system includes a six-year public elementary school and a three-year middle school that is compulsory and free. The upper secondary education, which consists of a two-year module, includes, in addition to education in...
Kenya – education Kenya education Since the country became independent, several reforms have been implemented in the original English language education system. Common themes have been schooling for all as well as updating the content of the teaching. Despite strong growth...
Liberia – education Liberia – education, The public school system suffered a lot during the civil war, but is in principle free and compulsory for 7-16 year olds. It includes a six-year elementary school for 6-12 year olds, who are now...
Libya – education The school system in Libya is free and apart from Koranic schools public with compulsory schooling for 6-15 year olds. Teaching takes place mainly in gender-segregated classes. Curricula are designed centrally, and special emphasis is placed on vocational...
Madagascar – Education The public school system comprises a five-year primary school, followed by a four-year and a three-year course. Many do not complete the compulsory schooling for 6-14 year olds. In addition to the public school system, there are private...
Malawi education Malawi – education, The public school system, which is free and compulsory, includes an eight-year primary school for 6-14 year-olds, applied for approximately 50%. There are then two two-year levels, each of which ends with the exam. Higher education...
OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Mali CAPITAL CITY: Bamako POPULATION: 17,000,000 (Source: COUNTRYaah) AREA: 1,250,000 km² OFFICIAL/OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: French, Bambara, Fulani, Malinke, Songhai, others RELIGION: Muslims 83%, natives religions 15%, Christians 2% CURRENCY: CFA franc CURRENCY CODE: XOF ENGLISH NAME: mali INDEPENDENCE:...
Mauritania – education Mauritania – Education, The public school system that is mandatory includes a six-year primary school for 6-12 year olds. Then there are two three-year general or vocational levels. Higher education finds place at the country’s university in Nouakchott....
Mongolia – education After extensive social changes in the early 1990’s, the education system sought to move away from the Soviet model and adopt a more Western orientation. The school system includes a preschool, which is applied for by up to...
Morocco – education Despite the state’s education policy, there is still a significant degree of illiteracy, especially among women (about 40%). About 67% of the adult population can read and write (2011). The public school system includes a nine-year, compulsory primary...
Mozambique – education Mozambique – education, The public school system, which is characterized by high dropout rate, includes a seven-year compulsory and free primary school for 7-13 year-olds, divided into a five-year and a two-year level. The upper secondary education is...
Namibia – education Namibia – education, The four-part education system introduced by the Independent, consisting of a lower primary school for 6-9 year olds, higher primary school for 10-12 year olds, junior secondary school for 13-15 year olds and senior secondary...
Niger – education Niger – education, The education system in Niger has since the independence in 1960, when just 5% of all children went to school, greatly expanded, so that education, which is free and compulsory for 7-15 year olds, is...
Nigeria – education Nigeria Education, The rapidly growing population and its complex ethnic composition present the education system with great difficulties, which are compounded by the fact that Nigeria’s northern areas have a Muslim educational tradition while the southern ones are...
OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of the Congo CAPITAL CITY: Brazzaville POPULATION: 4,660,000 (Source: COUNTRYaah) AREA: 341,800 km² OFFICIAL/OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: French, lingala and munukutuba (lingua franca language) and approximately 60 other African languages, including kongo RELIGION: Christians 50%, natives religions 48%, Muslims 2%...
Rwanda – education Rwanda Education, The first educational reforms after independence in 1962 aimed to break the Tutsis’ priority by giving everyone access to education. The next one from 1977 meant another step towards democratizing the education system and placing greater...