Concern as report shows low literacy levels among Kenyan children
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A girl does her homework. A new report shows four out of 10 learners in Grade Four in public schools cannot read and comprehend a Grade Three-level English story.
Male literacy stands at 86 per cent while female literacy reached 80.
Just 43 per cent of adolescents aged 13 to 17 could read a Grade Four-level text.
A new report shows four out of 10 learners in Grade Four in public schools cannot read and comprehend a Grade Three-level English story. It gets worse as only three out of 10 learners in Grade Six can read to understand the same text.
According to the latest “State of Education in Kenya Research Report” by Zizi Afrique Foundation and Usawa Agenda, learners in rural and dry regions are the most affected, with just two in every 10 Grade Four pupils in northeastern Kenya able to read and comprehend a Grade Three-level English story.
