Teaching too little to too many: Teaching loads and class size in secondary schools in Sub-Saharan Africa

Paul Bennell

International Journal of Educational Development, 2022, vol. 94, issue C

Abstract: This article presents and analyses comprehensive information for nearly all mainland countries in Sub-Saharan Africa on class size and teaching loads in secondary education. In particular, it argues that the student-teacher ratio is a poor indicator of both schooling efficiency and educational quality and also that teaching loads appear to be relatively low in SSA when compared with developed countries.

Keywords: Secondary education; Sub-Saharan Africa; Teaching loads; Class size (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102651

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