Economic and Social Development of Bangladesh by Yasuyuki Sawada Minhaj Mahmud & Naohiro Kitano

Author:Yasuyuki Sawada, Minhaj Mahmud & Naohiro Kitano
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

Challenges

Despite the glowing achievement of increased school enrollments, there are two serious concerns at the primary level education: first, the dropout and repetition rates, and second, the quality of education provision. Although steady progress has been made over the last few years, according to the annual primary school census, about 20% of cohort members still drop out before reaching or completing grade 5. The repetition rate, though reduced, remains at about 7%, implying that a sizable number of students are struggling with preparation and grade completion—additional factors that could also lead to dropout.

Another related issue is the quality of education. Employing a nationally representative household sample, Asadullah and Chaudhury (2013) evaluated the ability of school students to answer simple arithmetic problems, finding alarming results: among those who completed primary schooling, only 49% could answer more than 75% correctly of a simple arithmetic problem set. They concluded that the likelihood of achieving more than 75% correct answers was only 9% higher when compared with children with no schooling at all.

A similar assessment was conducted by CAMPE, and is available in their Education Watch Report (CAMPE 2008). The test designed for that report covered basic competencies based on the curricular objectives in languages (Bangla and English), mathematics, and life skills (environment, health, nutrition, and safety). Performing a rigorous test on students who had completed primary schooling, CAMPE reported that one-third of basic competencies of the national curriculum for primary education were not achieved, thus warranting further interventions to improve the quality of education.

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