“We've seen globally that women's education is a key indicator for development, and it's extremely important for us as we look at the overall development of an area. Women play a vital role in the family and community, and for them to make informed decisions about household and family and community matters, they need equal access to education.”
Jack Norman
Jack Norman
What is the problem?
Approximately 80% of the country's school were deserted or destroyed during the 27 civil war, leaving little hope for children's education. Currently, the main problem is poor
schoolhouse infrastructure. They also are lacking trained teachers.
WHAT IS THE GOAL?
Net enrollment rate in primary schools
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 and reaching grade 5
Literacy rate in 15 to 24-year-olds.
ANGOLAS' SITUATION
"The number of pupils enrolled in primary education in Angola rose from 1,296,560 in 2001, to 3,967,886 in 2009, an increase of some 206% over the period."
Almost 80% of children and adolescents aged between 7 and 17 were enrolled in school in 2008-2009. In that academic year, the net attendance rate stood at levels approaching (77.2%) following a constant increase since 2000 (that year, the percentage was 38.2%).
Primary school enrolment rates and net frequency in rural areas were 72.2% and 68.5% respectively, which were 80.0% and 83.5% of the corresponding indicators in cities in 2009.
These differences may be explained, among other factors, by the need for children to participate in efforts to supplement the family income, the greater or lesser distance between the school and home, lack of revenue for additional private costs to free education, the level of education and the priority given by these students to access education.
IBEP Data (2005-2006) revealed that the need to work and to pay tuition fees account for almost two thirds of the reasons for not attending school.
Despite the constraints mentioned above, it is important to recognize the progress the education system has made with respect to the expansion of its capabilities, thanks to an investment program focused on the rehabilitating and building of new schools, hiring and training of teachers, purchasing of equipment and materials and the distribution of school meals.
CONCLUSION
However, the gains made in the progress of the system are lower than expected. The approval rate for primary school planned for 2015 was 80%, but after rising from an initial rate of 16% in 2000, this rate has remained level at 60% according to the Ministry of Education.
Statistics and data was retrieved from:http://www.ao.undp.org/content/angola/en/home/mdgoverview/overview/mdg2/