Zimbabwe

The Republic of Zimbabwe is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the north and Mozambique to the east

Education

Zimbabwe had a literacy rate of 90.2% in 2000, the highest in Africa. Zimbabwe had an Adult literacy rate (Percentage of persons aged 15 and over who can read and write), male of 93% (2000). Comparison with other SADC countries in 2004 is as follows: Zimbabwe, 90%, South Africa, 86%, Zambia, 79.9%, Swaziland, 80.9%, Namibia, 83.3%, Lesotho, 81.4%, Botswana, 78.9%, Tanzania, 77.1%, Malawi, 61.8%, Mozambique, 46.5%.

Related Topics:
SADC - South Africa - Zambia - Swaziland - Namibia - Lesotho - Botswana - Tanzania - Malawi - Mozambique

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This is due to the support of various partners. Despite the suspension of lending, the technical relationship with the World Bank remains strong in social protection, resulting in its assistance in a major redesign of the Ministry of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare (MPSLSW), (together with the National Aids Council) targeted school-fee waiver program, the Basic Education assistance Module (BEAM), which relies on geographic and community-based structures to identify the most needy students. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/zimbabwe_statistics.html

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http://www.cso.gov.bw/html/liter_survey.htm

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http://www.sarpn.org.za/documents/d0000887/P1006-Zimbabwe_CAE_May2004.pdf

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