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Foreword
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Executive Summary
Resume Analytique
Introduction 1
Objectives of the Study 1
Scope and Content 1
Constraints of the Study 2
The Global and Regional Context 2
The Essence of Adolescence 4
1 Participation in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Global Picture 7
EFA and Secondary Education 7
Definition of Terms 8
Gender Equity and Education 8
Secondary Education in SSA 9
Primary Completion and the Transition to Lower Secondary Education 10
Gender Disparity in Secondary Education: A Widening Gap 11
2 Factors Affecting the Participation of Girls in Secondary Education 21
Economic Policies, Growth, and Development 21
Equity, Financial Measures, and Good Governance 23
Making Girls' Schooling Affordable: The Impact of Fees 25
The Bottleneck Effect 26
The School Environment 27
Sociocultural Barriers 31
Violence against Girls 35
The Unreached 36
Summary of Factors 36
3 Promotion of Female Participation in Secondary Education 37
Two Policy Challenges 37
State Policy and the Promotion of Female Participation in Secondary Education 40
4 Institutions Addressing the Issue of Secondary Education 47
CAMFED 47
The Role of Civil Society: The FAWE Approach 49
FAWE Centres of Excellence: Making the Case for the Holistic Approach 50
Challenges of the COE Concept 54
5 Concluding Observations 57
Quality Factor 57
Importance of Intersectoral Approaches 57
Involvement of Students 58
Expanding Opportunities 58
Taking Best Practices to Scale 59
References 61
List of Tables
1 GER at Junior Secondary School Level in Senegal, 2000 11
2 Trends inBasic or Proxy Indicators to Measure EFA Goals 4 and 5 12
3 Share of Children 15-19 Who Have Completed Primary School, by Gender (percent) 18
4 General Performance in Mathematics in Tanzania, 2000 28
5 Subject Enrollment for the Malawi Secondary School Leaving Examination, by Gender 28
6 Reasons for the Low Participation of Girls in Science, Maths, and Technological Subjects in Ghana 29
7 National Open Apprenticeship Scheme, Edo State, Nigeria 30
8 Manazini Industrial Training Center Enrollment, 1990/91, Swaziland 30
9 Final Baccalaurµp4sate (Senior High School) Results in TVE in Burkina Faso (1992) 32
10 Details of Performance by Subject Area-High School Results in TVE in Burkina Faso (1992) 33
11 Factors Affecting Disparities in Secondary Education 35
12 A Summary of Obstacles and Possible Strategies for Overcoming Them 38
13 A National Vision for Girls' Education in Ghana: Gender Targets Set by the Girls' Education Unit, 2001 40
14 Female Participation Rates at Various Level of Education: 1998/90-2000/01 42
15 MOE/GEU Interventions in Girls' Education 43
16 Gender Activities by Development Partners 44
17 FAWE Pilot Centres of Excellence at a Glance 53
18 Costs of the Centres of Excellence 55
List of Boxes
1 Summary of Factors Affecting Disparities in Secondary Education
2 EFA and MDG Goals Related to Secondary Education for Girls 3
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