African education system
The African continent has always been known to have the highest amount of decline in education both in the young and old. The literacy rates of most African countries are very low although, some of these African countries put in all their best such as allocation of funds to improve the education sector of their country, making adult and childhood education compulsory as well all just in the bid of increasing the literacy rate. Although aspects of education in Africa have improved, including more children being knowledgeable about basic things and be able to read and write. Africa has the highest rates of educational exclusion in the world with girls mostly out of schools than boys. A UNESCO study in 2012, has shown that the number of children of primary school age who are not attending school in Africa has accounted for the increase of more than half of the total global education decline.
In sub-Saharan Africa, only about one-quarter of pre-primary teachers are trained. Upper secondary school teachers have a slightly better ratio: about 50 percent have training. Sub-Saharan Africa opposes Eastern Europe and Central Asia when it comes to gender disparity and equality in education among the urban areas. The latter tend to see a higher level of both educational attainment and literacy among females, while sub-Saharan Africa sees the opposite.
The quality and accessibility of education in Africa must be adequately resolved before the situation of the continent itself can improve other problems facing it.UNESCO warns that “without urgent action, the situation will likely get worse as the region (that is, Africa) faces a rising demand for education due to the over growing school age population.”
However, there are still a good number of educated people who are making a difference in the nation while several measures are being taken to ensure adequate education. Here are the most Educated African Presidents on our list.
Top 10 most educated presidents in Africa and their qualifications.
Education is very important as a world that keep on revolving, it has then become a necessity, even for individuals, education makes you see clearly in making judgements, it also makes one enlightened and civilized so therefore as a leader, education becomes Paramount for ruling but sadly of the 54 nations in Africa, just a few leaders are known to be well educated. Below is a list of the top 10 literate African leaders.
1. John Pombe Magufuli (Tanzania): he was a former school teacher who became the president of Tanzania in 2015. John Pombe Magufuli was an educationist and a seasoned chemist.
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2. King Mohammed VI (Morocco): he has been ruling Morocco since 1999 after the demise of his father, King Hassan. He is responsible for appointing a Prime Minister in the country.
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3. Peter Mutharika (Malawi): an International Economic Law expert.
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4. Alassane Ouattara (Ivory Coast): a great economist who has help his home country of Ivory coast to revive and sustain it’s economy growth.
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5. Mulatu Teshome (Ethiopia): he has been the president of Ethiopia since 2013 and he had his education in China where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political economy and doctorate degree in international law.
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6. Ameenah Gurib (Mauritius): the third female president of Mauritius. She has been recognized internationally for the rapid progress her administration. She graduated from the University of Surrey in 1983 with a bachelor in chemistry and also has a doctorate degree in organic chemistry.
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7. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (Mali): he had been the president of Mali since 2013
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8. Faure Essozimma Gnassingbe (Togo): he succeeded his father, Gnassigbe Eyadema’s death who had already ruled the country for about 38 years. He completed his secondary education in Lome before earning a degree in financial business management in Paris.
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9. George Weah (Liberian): George Weah was a football player known as one of Africa’s best players of all time. He had played in the UEFA Champions League and the English Premier League. He also became the first and only African player to win FIFA world’s best player amongst other noteworthy awards.
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10. President Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (Cape Verde): he is a lawyer and university professor who has been President of Cape Verde since 2011. Before becoming president, he has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1993.
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10 most literate countries Of Africa.
Literacy can be said to be the center piece of a nation’s progress, it’s social development and economic growth. The ability to read and write provides more educational and employment opportunities to the population, allowing people to increase their household incomes and bring their family out of poor conditions. Below are listed the top literate countries in Africa.
In conclusion Education in Africa is known to have always been on the verge of decline as most African countries boast of a very low literacy rate among adults. It is then of little wonder why education is not a topmost criterion when choosing a national leader in the African continent. In countries where there are educated presidents in juxtaposition to their performances is an irony, which then makes the educational credentials of African presidents in comparison to good leadership, not a criterion.
Although, Africa has the most educated leaders in the world, and the continent continues to experience plodding progress. Many critics have also attributed this to the high level of corruption evident within African governments.
This post was last modified on April 21, 2020 10:07 am