Education in Sudan and Kenya

Education in Sudan and Kenya

Georgia Performance Standards

• SS7CG3 The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts standard of living.

• a. Compare how various factors, including gender, affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan.

Essential Question• What things can affect if people

can get an education and the quality of that education in Kenya and Sudan?

Picture of a classroom in Kenya-what differences do you

see?

Picture of a school in Darfur (Sudan)

Facts about education in Kenya and Sudan

• http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ke-kenya/edu-education

• http://www.nationmaster.com/country/su-sudan/edu-education

Sudan• Biggest problem for education: years of civil

war• The UN estimates that 75% of children in southern

Sudan (including Darfur) have no access to education

• National literacy rate about 61%, but 72% for boys and 50% for girls

• 2/3 of available $$ (which isn’t much) goes to boys’ education, leaving only 1/3 to girls’ education

• Christian schools started by missionaries have been closed by the government and Muslim schools have been opened in their place, which will have a greater impact on female education.

In Sudan, nearly a fifth of young girls aged 15-24 are unable to read and

write.

Sudan• Where there is access to education

(mainly in the cities), girls usually leave school at age 10 because many feel they only need to be trained in domestic skills.

• Parents of Sudanese girls thought that schools would corrupt the morals of their daughters

• Many girls who are allowed to go to school, mainly study the Quran.

Kenya• Kenya’s government has made

education a priority, spending 7% of their national budget on education

• Elementary school is free• About 85% of kids go to

elementary school, but only 24% go to high school and a mere 2% go to college

• National literacy rate about 85%-91% for boys and 79% for girls

Kenya• School attendance is much higher in

the cities• In rural areas, teachers struggle to

convince parents that education is important for girls-they still feel that girls don’t need an education, only need to prepare for marriage.

• Early marriages are common as they bring a dowry (money or gifts given by the bride’s family) to the groom’s family

• AIDS is a problem for education in both Kenya and Sudan because of the high

number of orphans

Questions1. How do the literacy rate for boys

and girls compare in Kenya and Sudan?

A. Literacy rate for girls are higherB. Literacy rate for boys are higherC. There is no differenceD. Literacy rates are no reported by

gender

Questions1. How do the literacy rate for boys

and girls compare in Kenya and Sudan?

A. Literacy rate for girls are higherB. Literacy rate for boys are

higherC. There is no differenceD. Literacy rates are no reported by

gender

Questions2. Why is that happening?A. Very few schools have been opened

for girls in either countryB. Girls have shown they cannot do

schoolwork as easily as boysC. Most girls in these countries have

no interest in going to schoolD. Traditional views say that girls

should be married rather than educated

Questions2. Why is that happening?A. Very few schools have been opened

for girls in either countryB. Girls have shown they cannot do

schoolwork as easily as boysC. Most girls in these countries have

no interest in going to schoolD. Traditional views say that girls

should be married rather than educated

Questions3. What is one factor that has caused

the Republic of Sudan to pay less attention to education?

A. Civil warB. Lack of interestC. Education system needs

improvementD. No education beyond elementary

school

Questions3. What is one factor that has caused

the Republic of Sudan to pay less attention to education?

A. Civil warB. Lack of interestC. Education system needs

improvementD. No education beyond elementary

school

Questions4. Many of the girls that do go to

school in the Republic of Sudan are only allowed to study what subjects?

A. Military subjectsB. Religious subjectsC. Housekeeping killsD. Languages and reading

Questions4. Many of the girls that do go to

school in the Republic of Sudan are only allowed to study what subjects?

A. Military subjectsB. Religious subjectsC. Housekeeping skillsD. Languages and reading

AssignmentWrite whether these issues affect

Sudan, Kenya, or both1. Shrinking education budget2. Boys have a higher priority3. Civil war disrupted schooling4. AIDS orphans5. Girls working at home, preparing

for marriage6. Christian schools closed

Assignment-AnswersWrite whether these issues affect

Sudan, Kenya, or both1. Shrinking education budget

Sudan2. Boys have a higher priority Both3. Civil war disrupted schooling

Sudan4. AIDS orphans Both5. Girls working at home, preparing

for marriage Both6. Christian schools closed Sudan