In the continent of Africa, many things affect education. Some families can’t afford to send their kids, so they go through life uneducated. If they can send kids, they usually send boys instead of girls. Sickness also hinders education, as kids must take care of sick parents or siblings and can’t attend school. Unstable governments don’t dedicate time to building schools or trainer teachers. Let’s take a look at education in Kenya and Sudan, and see what affects it.

In Kenya, there are 3 main levels of education. They are Primary, Secondary, and Colleges. In Sudan, there are 8 years of Primary education, and 3 years of secondary education, and from ages 6-13, education is free. Education is hampered in these areas from poverty and sickness, as kids cannot attend school without enough money, or if they are sick.

Unstable governments don’t exactly help these problems either. They cannot distribute medicines to help sickness, and aren’t focused on training teachers or building schools. They are too focused on keeping themselves in power and don’t focus on issues in the countries. Unstable governments need to focus more on education to help their countries.