exposé mariam

Education in Niger, or Nigerien education system, concerns all public and private institutions in Niger
whose function is to ensure and develop the education system throughout the country.

The Nigerien school system is predominantly public, secular and it is compulsory from the age of 6 to 16
years old. It is partly inspired by the French educational model.

causes

Niger is among the countries in the world with the highest birth rates (3.4% population growth), thus
statistically slowing the growth in the school enrollment rate.

Its public education allocations are also significantly lower than its real needs. These state grants are
only partially offset by international grants (UN, UNESCO, bilateral and multilateral agreements). The
Ten-Year Education Development Program (PDDE) has seen a low rate of implementation of new
projects: only 3,000 classrooms were built between 2003 and 2007, for forecasts of around 14,600
classrooms, i.e. achievement rate of barely 20%.

In addition, the efficiency of the Nigerien education system is struggling to reach the average for African
states. The literacy retention rate is 10 to 30% lower than in other African countries, depending on the
duration of studies.

The absolute student retention rate between 2001 and 2009 increased only slightly, to around 66% .
This makes the universalization of schooling in Niger still a long way off, although notable progress has
been observed and encouraged. To achieve a so-called “universal” primary school enrollment rate in
2020, 3.4 million children would need to be effectively enrolled, compared to 1.8 million in 2008 .

In recent years, the professional dropout recorded among Nigerien teachers can be explained, among
other things, by the poor quality of human resources management. The lack of prospects for
professional development contributes to demotivate teachers, many of whom leave teaching at the first
opportunity, seen by them as a livelihood, "for lack of anything better.

solution
In Niger, nearly 40% of school-age children (5-14) are out of school. In addition, those who go to school
do not receive a good quality education and do not acquire enough the knowledge and skills that the
labor market needs. The fault lies mainly with inadequate infrastructure as well as the mediocre level of
teachers.

We can certainly rejoice in the construction of classes in progress, most of which in final materials. But
quality education is not just about these infrastructures. The state must place more emphasis on
training personnel who are supposed to impart knowledge.

1. Place learning outcomes at the center of education policy. This requires defining indicators of student
learning outcomes, monitoring their development and then using them to guide all aspects of education
policy, including teacher deployment and training, as well as allocation. public spending for education.

2. Invest in nutrition for young children. In Niger, rates of child malnutrition are the highest in the world,
and children's ability to learn suffers.

3. Improve the efficiency and accountability of teachers. The recruitment and deployment of teachers
must be based on clearly defined criteria, accompanied by strong measures to prevent decisions being
made that do not take merit into account. It is also necessary to ensure the initial and in-service training
of teachers, so that they apply the most recent teaching methods.

4. Provide adequate support for teaching in the early years of schooling. To help the first generation of
students succeed, teachers need to be trained to improve learning to read in the early years of school.

5. Promote the contribution of non-state actors. Non-state actors should be encouraged to participate in
the development of innovative solutions to improve schools, in finding ways to remove barriers to entry,
in the thoughtful design of public-private partnerships and using flexible but effective mechanisms to
increase the accountability of the education sector to students, the state and society.