The Education System in Malawi

WORLD BANK WORKING PAPER NO. 182
The Education System
in Malawi
THE WORLD BANKWORLD BANK WORKING PAPER NO. 182
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Contents
Forewordromheinisterfducation ,overnmentf alawi..........................xviii
Forewordromhe Worldank ............................................................................................xx
Acknowledgments...............................................................................................................xxiv
Acronymsndbbr eviationsxxvi
Executiveummary ........................................................................................................... x xviii
Policyecommendationsatrixy Subecto r............................................................lii
Technical,ntrepreneurial,nd VocationalducationndrainingTEVET)....lviii
Higherducation ............................................................................................................ l xiii
1.emographics,ocialevelopment, ndacroeconomicondit ions......................1
Summaryfhe hapter....................................................................................................1
Demographics.....................................................................................................................2
Socialevelo pment4
Macroeconomiconditions ...............................................................................................5
2.nrollment Patterns............................................................................................................12
Summaryfhe Chapter..................................................................................................12
Theducationystem inalawi ...................................................................................13
Coveragenrimaryndecondary ducation:choolingndurvival
Profiles........................................................................................................................18
Understandingropoutstherima ryevel............................................................26
3.ducationxpenditure andinancing ............................................................................32
Summaryfhe Chapter32
Totalublicecurrentxpenditure forducation ......................................................34
Publicecurrentxpenditure yevelfchool ing.................................................. 38
Publicecurrentnitostsb yevelfc hooling42
Householdinancing ....................................................................................................... 46
Donorinancing forheducationector 2005–2008) ...............................................51
Comparisonsofchoolonstr uctionosts..................................................................52
4.nternalfficiency,earningu tcomes,ndanagement ssues............................54
Summaryfhe Chapter..................................................................................................54
Internalfficiencyfheducat ionystem .................................................................57
Qualityndearningut comes.................................................................................... 64
Administrationanagemen t..........................................................................................76
PedagogicalManagement:ransformingnputsnto earningutcomes.............. 96
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5.quitynd Dispar ities..................................................................................................... .101
Summaryfhe Chapter................................................................................................101
Disparitiesmongocial roups .................................................................................102
Equitynistributionfublic Resourcesor Education.........................................114
6.echnical,ntrepreneur ial,ndocationalducation ndraining.....................118
Summaryfhe Chapter118
Introduction.................................................................................................................. ...119
Enrollment.......................................................................................................................121
Equity...............................................................................................................................124
Costsndinancing ....................................................................................................... 127
Internalfficiencynd Quality.....................................................................................135
Governancessuesnd Institutionalet p................................................................ 141
7.igher Education...............................................................................................................147
Summaryfhe Chapter................................................................................................147
Theenesisndrowthf Higherducationn Malawi........................................148
Higherducationnrollments andieldsof Study..................................................149
Financing..........................................................................................................................158
Internalfficiency 169
Equitynighe rEducation ...........................................................................................175
Governancend Management......................................................................................177
8.xternal Efficiency............................................................................................................182
Summaryfhe Chapter................................................................................................182
Educationnduman Developmentn Malawi........................................................183
Relevancefducationorhe Laborarke t............................................................187
Appendixes.................................................................................................................... .........206
Appendix.1:emographicandocial evelopmentIndicators...........................207
Appendix.2:ontext Index,ethodologyf Calculation.....................................211
Appendix.1:ducationystem tructure .................................................................212
Appendix.2:Enrollm entrends................................................................................213
Appendix.3:opulationstimates orhealawi SR......................................... 215
Appendix.4:rossectionalchooling ProfilesccordingoMISndN
PopulationData.......................................................................................................224
Appendix.5:HowoeadEducational yramids?.................................................226
Appendix.6:actorsxplaininghy SomehildrenNeveroorimary
Education..................................................................................................................228
Appendix.7:odelesultoretention Explanation,asednMISata......231
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