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
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/04/12947917/achieving-universal-primary-education-uganda-big-bang-approach
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spelling okr-10986-104122021-04-23T14:02:50Z Achieving Universal Primary Education in Uganda : The ‘Big Bang’ Approach Bertoncino, Carla Murphy, Paud Wang, Lianqin 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 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 QUALITY OF EDUCATION 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 EDUCATION FOR ALL QUALITY OF EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION PRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATE GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS EXTERNAL FINANCE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT 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. 2012-08-13T11:23:20Z 2012-08-13T11:23:20Z 2002-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/04/12947917/achieving-universal-primary-education-uganda-big-bang-approach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10412 English Education Notes CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Uganda
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topic 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
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
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
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
EDUCATION FOR ALL
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
BASIC EDUCATION
PRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATE
GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS
EXTERNAL FINANCE
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
spellingShingle 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
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
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
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
EDUCATION FOR ALL
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
BASIC EDUCATION
PRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATE
GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS
EXTERNAL FINANCE
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
Bertoncino, Carla
Murphy, Paud
Wang, Lianqin
Achieving Universal Primary Education in Uganda : The ‘Big Bang’ Approach
geographic_facet Africa
Uganda
relation Education Notes
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Bertoncino, Carla
Murphy, Paud
Wang, Lianqin
author_facet Bertoncino, Carla
Murphy, Paud
Wang, Lianqin
author_sort Bertoncino, Carla
title Achieving Universal Primary Education in Uganda : The ‘Big Bang’ Approach
title_short Achieving Universal Primary Education in Uganda : The ‘Big Bang’ Approach
title_full Achieving Universal Primary Education in Uganda : The ‘Big Bang’ Approach
title_fullStr Achieving Universal Primary Education in Uganda : The ‘Big Bang’ Approach
title_full_unstemmed Achieving Universal Primary Education in Uganda : The ‘Big Bang’ Approach
title_sort achieving universal primary education in uganda : the ‘big bang’ approach
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url 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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