Strengthening the Foundation of Education and Training in Kenya : Opportunities and Challenges in Primary and General Secondary Education

The new Government has instituted immediate policy changes in the education sector to jump-start the system. Under the Free Primary Education (FPE) policy started this year, school fees and levies are abolished at primary level, thereby greatly rel...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Education Sector Review
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
GER
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/3044387/kenya-strengthening-foundation-education-training-kenya
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14714
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language English
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topic EDUCATION POLICIES
PRIMARY EDUCATION FINANCE
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
TEXTBOOK ACCESS
QUALITY EDUCATION
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
LABOR MARKET
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
PROJECT COSTS
PROJECT FINANCING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
LABOR FORCE
HIV AIDS INFECTIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT
EDUCATION SECTOR
PREPRIMARY EDUCATION
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
ADULT EDUCATION
DROPOUT RATES
GRADE REPETITION
TEACHERS
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
DONOR PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC SPENDING
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT
ADULT EDUCATION
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION
COMPOSITION
CURRICULUM
DECENTRALIZATION
DROP-OUT RATES
DROPOUT RATES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC TRANSITION
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
ENROLLMENT RATE
EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE
FREE PRIMARY
GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
GER
GROSS ENROLLMENT
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
LEARNING
LEARNING MATERIALS
LITERACY
LITERACY PROGRAMS
LOW ENROLLMENT
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NONFORMAL EDUCATION
PHYSICS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREPRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIMARY TEACHERS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC PRIMARY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUPILS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
READING
READING SCORES
REPETITION
REPETITION RATE
REPETITION RATES
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
SECONDARY LEVEL
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
TEACHER
TEACHER SALARIES
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TEXTBOOKS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
spellingShingle EDUCATION POLICIES
PRIMARY EDUCATION FINANCE
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
TEXTBOOK ACCESS
QUALITY EDUCATION
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
LABOR MARKET
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
PROJECT COSTS
PROJECT FINANCING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
LABOR FORCE
HIV AIDS INFECTIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT
EDUCATION SECTOR
PREPRIMARY EDUCATION
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
ADULT EDUCATION
DROPOUT RATES
GRADE REPETITION
TEACHERS
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
DONOR PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC SPENDING
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT
ADULT EDUCATION
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION
COMPOSITION
CURRICULUM
DECENTRALIZATION
DROP-OUT RATES
DROPOUT RATES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC TRANSITION
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
EDUCATION QUALITY
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
ENROLLMENT RATE
EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE
FREE PRIMARY
GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
GER
GROSS ENROLLMENT
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
LEARNING
LEARNING MATERIALS
LITERACY
LITERACY PROGRAMS
LOW ENROLLMENT
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NONFORMAL EDUCATION
PHYSICS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREPRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIMARY TEACHERS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC PRIMARY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUPILS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
READING
READING SCORES
REPETITION
REPETITION RATE
REPETITION RATES
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
SECONDARY LEVEL
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
TEACHER
TEACHER SALARIES
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TEXTBOOKS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
World Bank
Strengthening the Foundation of Education and Training in Kenya : Opportunities and Challenges in Primary and General Secondary Education
geographic_facet Africa
Kenya
relation Africa education country status report;
description The new Government has instituted immediate policy changes in the education sector to jump-start the system. Under the Free Primary Education (FPE) policy started this year, school fees and levies are abolished at primary level, thereby greatly relieving the household burden of financing primary education. Households immediately responded. Including both public and non-public schools, the primary education gross enrollment rate jumped to over 100 percent, with close to 1 million enrollment increase from the previous year. Enrollment in primary schools has reached 7.2 million this year from 6.3 million in 2002. Quality improvement measures have also taken place at this level, with nationwide provision of funding directly to primary schools through a capitation grant of 1,020 Kenyan Shillings per pupil to finance the purchase of textbooks and other teaching and learning materials, as well as to support other school operation activities. The expansion of school enrollment and the improvement of education quality at primary level will continue during the subsequent years. The development at this level has increased pressure on as well as provided opportunities to the other subsectors. A wider sector reform agenda needs to be put in place immediately. The Kenya National Education Conference held in November 2003 provided an opportunity for the discussions of a sector strategic plan with all the stakeholders. A sector-wide program with wider coverage will be developed based on the sector strategic plan. This sector review has emphasized the primary and secondary subsectors, although the postsecondary levels are covered in the discussions of the system coverage, management, and resource allocation. This is mainly owing to the fact that a labor market study is planned to be conducted jointly by the Bank and the Government. The information from that study will be crucial to the analysis of the external efficiency of the sector, particularly with close linkages with postsecondary level education and training.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Education Sector Review
author World Bank
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author_sort World Bank
title Strengthening the Foundation of Education and Training in Kenya : Opportunities and Challenges in Primary and General Secondary Education
title_short Strengthening the Foundation of Education and Training in Kenya : Opportunities and Challenges in Primary and General Secondary Education
title_full Strengthening the Foundation of Education and Training in Kenya : Opportunities and Challenges in Primary and General Secondary Education
title_fullStr Strengthening the Foundation of Education and Training in Kenya : Opportunities and Challenges in Primary and General Secondary Education
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening the Foundation of Education and Training in Kenya : Opportunities and Challenges in Primary and General Secondary Education
title_sort strengthening the foundation of education and training in kenya : opportunities and challenges in primary and general secondary education
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/3044387/kenya-strengthening-foundation-education-training-kenya
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14714
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spelling okr-10986-147142021-04-23T14:03:17Z Strengthening the Foundation of Education and Training in Kenya : Opportunities and Challenges in Primary and General Secondary Education World Bank EDUCATION POLICIES PRIMARY EDUCATION FINANCE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT TEXTBOOK ACCESS QUALITY EDUCATION STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION LABOR MARKET TRAINING ACTIVITIES PROJECT COSTS PROJECT FINANCING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT LABOR FORCE HIV AIDS INFECTIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT EDUCATION SECTOR PREPRIMARY EDUCATION TRAINING ACTIVITIES TECHNICAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADULT EDUCATION DROPOUT RATES GRADE REPETITION TEACHERS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE DONOR PARTICIPATION PUBLIC SPENDING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT ADULT EDUCATION BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION COMPOSITION CURRICULUM DECENTRALIZATION DROP-OUT RATES DROPOUT RATES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC TRANSITION EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT ENROLLMENT RATE EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE FREE PRIMARY GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION GER GROSS ENROLLMENT GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS LEARNING LEARNING MATERIALS LITERACY LITERACY PROGRAMS LOW ENROLLMENT NATIONAL EDUCATION NONFORMAL EDUCATION PHYSICS POVERTY REDUCTION PREPRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY TEACHERS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC PRIMARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUPILS QUALITY OF EDUCATION READING READING SCORES REPETITION REPETITION RATE REPETITION RATES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL LIBRARIES SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY ENROLLMENT SECONDARY LEVEL SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TEACHER TEACHER SALARIES TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEXTBOOKS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION The new Government has instituted immediate policy changes in the education sector to jump-start the system. Under the Free Primary Education (FPE) policy started this year, school fees and levies are abolished at primary level, thereby greatly relieving the household burden of financing primary education. Households immediately responded. Including both public and non-public schools, the primary education gross enrollment rate jumped to over 100 percent, with close to 1 million enrollment increase from the previous year. Enrollment in primary schools has reached 7.2 million this year from 6.3 million in 2002. Quality improvement measures have also taken place at this level, with nationwide provision of funding directly to primary schools through a capitation grant of 1,020 Kenyan Shillings per pupil to finance the purchase of textbooks and other teaching and learning materials, as well as to support other school operation activities. The expansion of school enrollment and the improvement of education quality at primary level will continue during the subsequent years. The development at this level has increased pressure on as well as provided opportunities to the other subsectors. A wider sector reform agenda needs to be put in place immediately. The Kenya National Education Conference held in November 2003 provided an opportunity for the discussions of a sector strategic plan with all the stakeholders. A sector-wide program with wider coverage will be developed based on the sector strategic plan. This sector review has emphasized the primary and secondary subsectors, although the postsecondary levels are covered in the discussions of the system coverage, management, and resource allocation. This is mainly owing to the fact that a labor market study is planned to be conducted jointly by the Bank and the Government. The information from that study will be crucial to the analysis of the external efficiency of the sector, particularly with close linkages with postsecondary level education and training. 2013-07-31T21:40:24Z 2013-07-31T21:40:24Z 2004-03-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/3044387/kenya-strengthening-foundation-education-training-kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14714 English en_US Africa education country status report; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Education Sector Review Economic & Sector Work Africa Kenya