1. Literacy Rate of Kenya and Sudan
SS7CG3a: Compare how various factors, including gender, affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan

2. Kenya Literacy Rate is 85%
Government has been improving education as a priority .
Programs for building schools.
Eliminate fees for children to attend school.
85% attend elementary school
24% attend high school
2% college (post high school)

3. Large gap between literacy rate of girls and boys.
School attendance is much high for boys than girls.
Overall attendance drops in rural areas.
It is felt boys need education for better jobs, girls only need to prepare for marriage.

4. Sudan Literacy Rate is about 61%
Much less than Kenya due to years of civil war.
72% Boys
50% Girls
Military conflict in the countryside has left schools in ruins.
Best chance for an education is in the cities.

5. 2/3 money is put toward the education of boys, with only 1/3 going toward girls.
Education reform is to expand religious education of students.
Parents in rural areas feel the education of girls is a waste of money and they should only prepare for marriage.
Some girls are sent to school to study the Quran.

6. People in Kenya and Sudan do not have access to an education because:
Girls do not receive equal access to education due to cultural importance given to the males.
Traditional roles and culture may not put as much importance on education
African governments cannot afford to invest as much of their GDP into education.

7. If you look at the following graph you can see that Female have a better chance for an education in Kenya then Sudan.