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Kenya spends above 5% of GDP and almost 20% of government budget on education, higher than middle income countries and most countries in the region. #KenyaEconomicUpdate@EduMinKenya@KeTreasury
The education sector in 🇰🇪 is recovering from the #COVID19 crisis after years of impressive improvements such as the adoption of a Competency-Based Curriculum, reforming teacher professional development & improving management practices at the local level. #KenyaEconomicUpdate
Reading and comprehension are a foundational skill that is required to absorb any curriculum, and thus very low reading outcomes nationwide are a severe limitation for students in progressing adequately through the system #KenyaEconomicUpdate@EduMinKenya@KICDKenya@samgichuru
While Kenya’s economy has been resilient, the multiple recent shocks show the urgency of improving social protection mechanisms to cushion the most vulnerable HHs (enabling a move away from other costly & less targeted measures) #KenyaEconomicUpdate @AlexSienaert @WorldBankKenya
The gender gap in mathematics and science grows as students progress through the system, indicating that early actions to correct these gaps are fundamental to address future gender inequities. #KenyaEconomicUpdate@EduMinKenya@UNICEFKenya @MastercardMEA @youngafricawks
Food insecurity is affecting one third of HHs, with prices cited as the major driver for lack of access to staple food #KenyaEconomicUpdate @AlexSienaert
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By the WB's Human Capital Index measure, #Kenya has the best-performing education sector on the continent (in SSA, only Mauritius and Seychelles score higher). Learn more from #KenyaEconomicUpdate report accessible here https://t.co/cERMM7e9uP