The Challenge of Expanding Secondary Education and Training in Madagascar
Madagascar is making significant progress in achieving its Education for All Initiative (EFA) goals of providing universal primary education. It has recently decided to initiate far-reaching reforms in its primary and secondary education cycles. Go...
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9484007/challenge-expanding-secondary-education-training-madagascar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6398 |
Summary: | Madagascar is making significant
progress in achieving its Education for All Initiative (EFA)
goals of providing universal primary education. It has
recently decided to initiate far-reaching reforms in its
primary and secondary education cycles. Good quality primary
graduates are necessary for entry into the secondary
education cycles in Madagascar. But equally important is the
quality and relevance of what is taught and learned in
secondary schools. This is one of the keys for accelerated
economic growth and effective social development.
International global trends in secondary education provide a
useful framework for undertaking the current reform in
secondary education. Madagascar's labor market needs
more and better secondary graduates with "modern
knowledge and better skills" to make its economy
competitive and to attract overseas investments in the
country. Asia and Latin America have already shown the way.
However, to make the expansion of post-primary education
services in Madagascar sustainable the system should become
much more efficient and produce better results (in terms of
quality and quantity). This report is designed to contribute
to ongoing education reform discussions by presenting:
analysis of the secondary education and training system;
challenges and constraints to the expansion of the system;
options to expand and improve secondary education based on
other country experiences; and possible next steps for
identifying the most appropriate course of action. This
report aims to encourage discussion among policymakers,
stakeholders, and donors, and does not promote one approach
over another. To promote a more competitive economy in
Madagascar in the 21st century, the government expects to
increase the average years of schooling from the current 4.5
years to about 9-10 years by 2015 for the relative age
groups. This report discusses the ongoing reform and its
impact and provides suggestions for implementation. This
report is intended to be used as a discussion instrument and
to be disseminated among Madagascar's stakeholders in education. |
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