Youth and Adult Literacy in Tanzania: A Position Paper for GWA 2009
/ 2009

There are many challenges to the delivery and attainment of quality basic education in Tanzania. These include, but are not limited to poor school infrastructure (including substandard classrooms, and lack of laboratory and library facilities), unqualified teachers, long distances to schools, irrelevant curricula, inadequate teachers‟ in-service training, insufficient teaching and learning material, lack of food for pupils while at school, and generally poor nutrition. Furthermore, the high girls‟ dropout rate and inadequate adult education provision are impediments to educational inclusion. To address these challenges TEN/MET has put in place measures to influence education policy formulation and implementation, including preparation and publication of policy briefs and position papers on key education issues.