Helpdesk Report: Learning Outcomes in Afghanistan
Abstract
Currently only an average of 26% of the population aged 15 or over can read or write. One of the first achievements of post-conflict Afghanistan was to bring almost 4 million children back to school. However, low primary enrolment especially for girls and in rural areas and very weak learning achievements remain.
This report includes the following sections:
- Overview texts (situation and response)
- Sector-wide analysis/studies
- Programme evaluations - sector-wide
- Programme evaluations - community and home-based
A study of learning outcomes in 2010, devised a curricula-based test for a small sample of male and female students in Grades 3 and 6. The study found low levels of average achievement (an average score of 52% for Grade 3 students, and 53% for Grade 6 students), though girls seemed to do slightly better than boys, and students in community-based schools scored higher (an average score of 68%) than students in other schools.
Citation
Bell, E. Helpdesk Report: Learning Outcomes in Afghanistan. Human Development Resource Centre, UK (2011) 20 pp.
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