Quantitative Developments, Quality and Equity Concerns in Zimbabwean Primary and Secondary Education Sectors.

Abstract

Whilst Zimbabwe has achieved significant quantitative developments in education, little has been achieved in providing equal access to quality education in the whole education sector. The poor communities continue to struggle on with poor teacher quality, inadequate instructional materials, and poor school facilities. Gender discrimination is on the increase with less, female students attending school and with more of this small group dropping out of school. The quality of education has significantly declined and this signals a serious potential problem of high illiteracy levels, especially among women.