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REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA
NATIONAL EDUCATION FOR ALL (EFA2000)
COUNTRY REPORT
NATIONAL COORDINATOR: MASEGO I. MOKUBUNG
Ministry of Education / Private Bag 005 / Gaborone
Tel: 267-3655401 / Fax: 267-3655458 / e-mail mmokubung@gov.bw
REPORT WRITER: KATHLEEN M. LETSHABO (Dr)
Tel: 267-3552923 / e-mail letshabo@noka.ub.bw
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACKGROUND
1.0 Introduction
1.1 The National Policy on Education, 1977
1.2 The Revised National Policy on Education, 1994
1.3 The EFA Forum and EFA 2000 Assessment Initiative
2.0 Education for All Goals and Targets
2.1 Goals and Targets Expansion of Early Childhood Care for the 1990s
2.2 Goals and Targets for Universal Access to Primary Education for the 1990s
2.3 Goals and Targets Improvement in Learning and Achievement
2.4 Goals and Targets for Reduction in Adult Illiteracy for the 1990s
2.5 Goals and Targets for Acquisition and Expansion of Skills in the 1990s
2.6 Goals and Targets for Disadvantaged Populations in the 1990s
3.0 EFA Strategy and Plan of Action
3.1 Strategy for Pre-primary Education
3.2 EFA Strategy for Primary Education
3.3 EFA Strategy for Achievement of Learning
3.4.EFA Strategy for Reducing Illiteracy
3.5 EFA Strategy for Provision of Essential Skills
3.6 EFA Strategy for Education of the Disadvantaged Populations
4.0 EFA Decision-making and Management
5.0 Co-operation in EFA
6.0 Investment in EFA since 1990
7.0 Early Childhood Care and Development
7.1 Baseline Description on ECCD before 1990
7.2 Progress Towards ECCD Goals and Targets
7.3 General Assessment of Progress on ECCD
7.4 Effectiveness of the ECCD Strategy
7.5 Main Problems of ECCD
8.0 Universal Primary and Basic Education
8.1 Baseline Description on Universal Access to Basic Education before 1990
8.1.1 The Primary Level
8.1.2 The Junior Secondary Level
8.2 Progress Towards Basic Education Goals and Targets
8.2.1 Intake and Enrolment Rates
8.2.2 Internal Efficiency of the Primary School System
8.2.3 Primary School Teachers
Primary School Teachers: cont.
8.2.4 Education Expenditure
9.0 Improvement in Learning Achievement
9.1 Baseline description for Improvement in Learning and Achievement
9.2 Progress Towards Goals and Targets on Learning Achievement
9.3 Assessment of Progress Towards Improvement of Learning Outcomes
9.4 Main problems encountered
10.0 Reduction of Adult Illiteracy
10.1 Baseline description for Reduction of Adult Illiteracy
10.2 Progress Towards Goals and Targets of Increasing Adult Illiteracy
11.0 Expansion of Training in Essential Skills
11.1 Baseline description for Training in Essential Skills
11.2 Progress Towards Goals and Targets for Training in Essential Skills
12.0 Education for disadvantaged populations
12.1 Baseline description of education services for disadvantaged populations
12.2 Progress on education services for disadvantaged populations
12. 2. 1 Children with learning Disabilities
12. 2. 2 Children of cultural minories
12. 2. 3 School Dropouts
12.3 General Assessment of Progress on Education for All (EFA)
13.0 Introduction
13.1 Policy Direction and Strategies for ECCD
13.2 Policy Direction and Strategies for Basic Education
13.3 Policy Direction and Strategies for Achievement of Learning
13.4 Policy Direction and Strategies for Reducing Illiteracy
13.5 Policy Direction and Strategies for Providing Youth with Essential Skills
13.6 Policy Direction and Strategies Education of Disadvantaged Populations
14.0 Conclusion