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Popularity of private schools across Africa requires sound policy response

  • Written by The Conversation
imageIn Kenya, the authorities struggle to keep track of low-fee non-government schools. Dai Kurokawa/EPA

Private schools are becoming more common around the world. The portion of primary school students enrolled in non-government schools globally stood at 16% in 2000. It had risen to 20% by 2009. The demand, particularly for low-fee private schools, is...

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