In Cameroon, Students Can Learn Better Thanks to More Trained Teachers

Picture of the Week: In 2006, the government of Cameroon committed nearly $290 million of its education budget for a program to better recruit and deploy teachers. The result was more girls attending school, fewer student drop-outs and grade repetitions, and better primary school completion rates.

March 21, 2014 by GPE Secretariat

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In 2006, the government of Cameroon committed nearly $290 million of its education budget for a program to better recruit and deploy teachers. With support from grants from the Global Partnership for Education (US$47.3 million) and the French Development Agency (US$55.3 million), the country was able to hire more than 37,000 new primary school teachers, 60% of whom were female. The result was more girls attending school, fewer student drop-outs and grade repetitions, and better primary school completion rates.

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