School Fee Abolition: Impact on Learning and Persistence
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Introduction It is an undisputed fact that the abolition of primary school fees has led to vast enrollment gains in several countries. After fees were abolished in Malawi in 1994 and in Uganda in 1997, enrollment in both countries grew by 68 percent (Avenstrup, Liang & Nellemann, 2004). Lesotho’s graduated abolition of fees, beginning in 2000, led to a Grade 1 enrollment increase of 75 percent, and over 1 million students entered school in Kenya following fee abolition in 2003. Finally, in Cameroon and Tanzania, the gross enrollment ratios increased by 16 percent and 14 percent, respectively (UIS, 2006).
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