A Comparative Analysis of Universal Primary Education Policy in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda

Nishimura Mikiko

Ogawa Keiichi

Sifuna Daniel N.

Chimombo Joseph

Kunje Demis

Ampiah Joseph Ghartey

Byamugisha Albert

Sawamura Nobuhide

Yamada Shoko

国際教育協力論集

Journal of International Cooperation in Education

[PISSN] 1344-2996

[EISSN] 1344-7998

[NCID] AA11281847

Universal Primary Education (UPE) policy in the form of fee abolition has become popular in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since the mid 1990s in order to achieve Education for All (EFA). Even after learning from the past, the current UPE policy is devoid of analytical studies on its impact and challenges beyond school enrollment. This paper is an attempt to make a comparative analysis on UPE in four countries, namely, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda, to identify common and unique themes and to examine how these seemingly similar policies are responding to the capacity and needs of each country. The results show that effective policy implementation would require considerable consultation with key stakeholders and a baseline survey that will enable systematic implementation and consideration of equity. Mutual accountability and a responsibility mechanism between the government and parents/communities is also a key to the sustainability of the UPE policy.

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eng

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[ISSN] 1344-2996

[NCID] AA11281847