The education system in Liberia was weak even before the Ebola outbreak, with more than 70% of our schools destroyed during the country's bloody civil war, and most school going children were denied the opportunity of acquiring basic education and enrolment.
The 52- member organisation has developed a joint work plan that focuses on improving retention and performance of both girls and boys in primary schools, as Tanzania seems to be on track towards achieving universal enrolment in basic education.
Despite recent improvements, significant challenges remain, with very low pre-primary enrolment and basic education completion ratios, leaving more than 90% of children without access to pre-schooling and 20% of girls dropping out without completing a full course of basic education (grade 9).
While there has been considerable progress over the past 10 years in increasing children's access to basic education (the net enrolment rate (NER) for primary education was 99 per cent in 2009), it is recognized that educational data needs to be treated cautiously and it has been suggested that approximately 6 per cent of primary school-aged children are not attending school.
As of 2011, Ghana had an 84% Net Enrolment Rate in basic school and had reached gender parity in classrooms.
By providing free basic education, countries can increase enrolment among girls and orphans, who are more likely to be denied their right to an education.
But in the past year, a massive 'Go to School' campaign has dramatically increased enrolment rates, enabled basic learning materials to be delivered to hundreds of thousands of children – and, for the first time, made it possible for special teacher training courses to be offered in Ms. Royo's neighbourhood.
The SP Objective is: Increased enrolment and completion of basic education with particular emphasis on girls.
Despite these indicative improvements, low enrolment and transitions at basic level give a general view of stagnation.
"In Mongolia alone remarkable progress has been achieved in child-related indicators with immunization at 99% and enrolment rates reaching 95% for basic education.
