Education

"The Zambian Constitution and the Education Act of 2011 make sure everyone is equal and enjoy education." 1

Education in Zambia is carried out by the Ministry of General Education. It aims to promote full and well-rounded development of the physical, intellectual, social, affective, moral and spiritual qualities of all learners.

Some facts

1. Educational annual expenditure

Increasing from 16.1% in 2006 to 20.2% in 2015

2. Literacy2

(age 15 and over can read and write)

Total population: 63.4%
Male: 70.9%
Female: 56%

3. Education system composed by 3 core levels

Early childhood and Primary education Grades 1-7 (free at government school)
Secondary education Grades 8-12 (only Grade 8-9 free)
Higher education University / technical schools / The Ministry of Science Technology and Vocational Training/ seminary-level training in Christian schools

4. Education in numbers3

87.9% of the people can enrol in primary school. Only 42.9% of the people can enrol in secondary school. Exam at Grade 7 determines whether students can enter secondary education. The transition rates from primary to secondary school is low, at 67.5%. Grade 9 is the end of Junior Secondary education. There is an exam to determine whether they can continue their study.

More facts:

www.epdc.org/sites/default/files/documents/EPDC%20NEP_Zambia.pdf

Difficulties faced by students4

disadvantage for the struggle to educate the next generation

There is no secondary school in some regions. Children need to study in "basic school", where they can continue their study up to Grade 9. These basic school charges.
Public school are far away from community
Shortage of classrooms and educational resources in rural area
The allocation of education expenditure by government is not enough to meet the amount of the growing population
Although government provides subsidies, some students still cannot afford the fee of university
There are not enough volunteers in community school

Support from the charities

With their helps, more children in Zambia can enjoy education rights.

Brighter Futures Zambia

Paying the educational fee for orphan and vulnerable children

Impact Network

Operating schools in Zambia using an innovative e-learning model

Camfed

Supporting young women and girls to complete school

Cecily's Fund

Funding the school courses

Global Partnership for Education

Bringing together all education partners in local education groups (LEGs), which enable them to contribute at all stages of the education planning cycle, from sector analysis to evaluation

The Sun-spring Charity School

Providing almost free education to disadvantaged children

Reference

1. Ministry of General Educaiton (2018). Retrieved from, Ministry of General Educaiton Web site: https://www.moge.gov.zm/?page_id=5254

2. Index Mundi (2018). Zambia Literacy. Retrieved from https://www.indexmundi.com/zambia/literacy.html

3. World Bank (2014). Zambia:National Education Profile 2014 Update. Retrieved from https://www.epdc.org/sites/default/files/documents/EPDC%20NEP_Zambia.pdf

4. Williams, E. (1998). Investigating Bilingual Literacy: Evidence from Malawi and Zambia. Education Research Paper. Department for International Development (DFID), 96 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL, England, United Kingdom (Free)..