إدريس التمسماني

By Driss R. Temsamani

The Guardian conducted a resent survey on the education system in Africa. The region is behind on many levels to other emerging markets countries and the results sound an alarm that require serious attention from the Public Sector, NGOs and educators.

93% of parents surveys said that they have no interest or have not researched the quality of schools their children are attending. Only 20% believed they have influence on the teachers and the education system.

40% of parents surveyed reported paying school registration fees in Uganda. In Morocco the figure was 90%. 

53% of school staff received special training to deal with students's issues in Uganda. In Madagascar it was 23%, Ghana 28% and Morocco 7%.

The survey also found that school systems in Africa were affected by corrupt practices such as embezzlement of public funds and abuse of power by teachers as well as alcoholism, absenteeism and sexual exploitation of children.