Education Reform: Lomé Peace Agreement
Implementations
Education Reform – 1999
The Government did not implement plans to provide free basic education in 1999, a stipulation in the Lomé agreement.
Education Reform – 2000
The Government did not implement plans to provide free basic education.
Education Reform – 2001
The Free Primary Education Policy was introduced in 2001. According to the policy, primary school children in public schools were offered free schooling.1
The free primary education covered students in classes one to six. In 2001, there were 554,308 pupils enrolled in primary education, 42% of which were female. There were 14,875 primary education teachers.2
- “National Report on the Review of the Implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action 2001-2010,” Government of Sierra Leone, 2009, https://www.un.org/wcm/webdav/site/ldc/shared/shared/SierraLeoneNational…, accessed November 2, 2010.
- “World Development Indicator,” World Bank, 2010, http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators, accessed October 20, 2010.
Education Reform – 2002
No developments observed this year.
Education Reform – 2003
No developments observed this year.
Education Reform – 2004
The Education Minister stated that the Government expected to, “expand early free and compulsory education for all primary school children.”1 The Government wanted to increase the literacy rate from 36% to 72% by 2005, as well as meet targets to reduce gender disparities in primary and secondary education.2 In 2004, the Education Act was enacted. Primary school enrollment was expected to be approximately 1,135,000 in 2003/2004.3
The Free Primary Education Policy was in place, and the Education Act was enacted in 2004.
- “Sierra Leone; Education Ministry Meets With Stakeholders,” Africa News, June 28, 2004.
- Ibid.
- “National Report on the Review of the Implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action 2001-2010,” 2009.
Education Reform – 2005
The Free Primary Education Policy was in place, and the Education Act was enacted in 2004. There was considerable progress made in terms of enrollment and developing infrastructure. According to the World Bank, there were 1,322,205 pupils enrolled in primary education, 48% of which were female. The number of primary school teachers increased to 30,239.
Education Reform – 2006
Considerable progress made in terms of enrollment and developing educational infrastructure.
Education Reform – 2007
No further developments observed.
Education Reform – 2008
No further developments observed.