Achieving Universal Primary Education in Uganda : The ‘Big Bang’ Approach

Achieving Universal Primary Education in Uganda : The ‘Big Bang’ Approach

Uganda's primary enrollment rates have risen remarkably since 1996, when the Government eliminated fees in a bold attempt to achieve universal primary education. But the massive expansion in numbers has affected the quality of education; and i...

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Main Authors:	Bertoncino, Carla, Murphy, Paud, Wang, Lianqin
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	PRIMARY EDUCATION EDUCATION FOR ALL QUALITY OF EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION PRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATE GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS EXTERNAL FINANCE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT ADDITIONAL FUNDS ADULT ILLITERACY ADULT ILLITERACY RATE BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM CLASSROOM CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION CLASSROOMS COMPLETION RATES DATA ON DROPOUT RATES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DONOR SUPPORT DROPOUT RATES EDUCATION INDICATORS EDUCATION MANAGEMENT EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SPENDING ENROLLMENT BY AGE FEMALE ACCESS FEMALE NET ENROLLMENT RATIOS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS GIRLS GROSS PRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATIO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT LEARNING MATHEMATICS NET ENROLLMENT NUMBER OF PUPILS PAPERS POOR COUNTRIES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY COMPLETION PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE PRIMARY EDUCATION REACHING PRIMARY ENROLLMENT PRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATES PRIMARY GROSS ENROLLMENT PRIMARY GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE PRIMARY LEVEL PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PUPIL SPENDING PUPIL-CLASSROOM RATIOS PUPIL-TEACHER RATIOS REPETITION REPETITION RATES RISING DEMAND FOR POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION RURAL SCHOOLS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOLS TEACHER TEACHER DEVELOPMENT TEACHER RECRUITMENT TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING METHODS TERTIARY EDUCATION TEXTBOOKS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION UPE PRIMARY EDUCATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/04/12947917/achieving-universal-primary-education-uganda-big-bang-approach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10412

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Summary:	Uganda's primary enrollment rates have risen remarkably since 1996, when the Government eliminated fees in a bold attempt to achieve universal primary education. But the massive expansion in numbers has affected the quality of education; and it will be a major challenge to cope with the rising demand for post-primary education. Key lessons learned include: Successful education reform in developing countries like Uganda require high levels of political and education management commitment that is sustained over a long period. The big bang approach can be a very powerful policy instrument for getting all the children into school and Uganda had managed to do this very well. Timely, flexible donor support is a critical factor.

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