Author: World Bank

Publisher: The World Bank

Keywords: Textbook, School library, Secondary education, Education and Training, Textbooks, Textbook prices, Textbook distribution, Africa (sub-Saharan), Secondary school, Textbook rental, Textbook availability, Textbook market

Abstract:
This study is based on research on secondary textbook and school library provision in Botswana, Cameroon, Cote Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Togo, as well as existing recent country reports on textbook provision and an extensive desk research. Considerable variations exist in Sub-Saharan African textbook requirements needed to meet secondary curriculum specifications just as significant differences exist between and within countries in regard to the average price of recommended textbooks. Some countries have no approved textbooks list.

Subjects: Education and Training