Mali - Economic development in Mali : evolution, problems and prospects (Vol. 4 of 5) : Education and training in Mali

it 7 ~ RESTRICTED FILE COPY Report No. AW- CTE This report was prepared for use within the Bank and its affiliated orgcinizations. They do not accept responsibility for its accuracy or completeness. The report may not be published nor may it be quoted as representing their views. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEI) INrERNATIONAL DEVELOPM]3NT ASSOCIATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MALI EVOLUTION, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS' (in five volurLes) VOLUME IV EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN MALI May 20, 1970 Western Africa Department  EXCHANG RATES Prior to May 4, 1967 MF 246.853 U.S. $1.00 MF 1 = CFAF 1 May 4, 1967 to August 11, 1969 MF 493.706 U.S. $1.00 NF 1 = CFAF 0.50 After August 11, 1969 MF 555.419 = U.S. $1.00 iNF 1 = CFAF 0.50 Note: Cost and inv,estment figures given in this report in Mali francs have not been adjusted for the partial devaluation which took place on August 11A 1969. Any dollar equivalents cited are at the pre'vious rate of exchange unless otherwise noted.  EDUCATION AND TRAININfG Dl LALI TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. . BASIC DATA ................................................. GLOSSARY........................... ................ S'UMMl'ARY AND CONCLUSIONS........................... I. Introduiction .. ........................... .............. 1 II. The Str-ucture of Education . ............ ...... 3 III. The Adrministration of Education - .... ............ 3 IV. The Edducation System .............................. 14 Basic General Education ........................... . 4 Gerieral Secondary Education ..................... ... 7 Tech.nical Education .. .................. 7 Agricultural Education .... 8 Teacher Training ... .. 10 Higher Education ............. . . .. 11 V. Educational Finance... ....... ... 12 Investments and Foreign Aid . ............ 12 Educational Budget ................ ... ............... 13 VI. HManoower Needs - Possible Lines of Tducational Developments and Financial ConstraiLtS . . 14 Present fanpower Situation. 114 1NIanpower Requirements and Educational Developments ................ S 15 EduLcation Plans ................ .................. 15 Tatgets. Ld Future Financial Prospects ................. 19 CHARTS A. MIali: Structure of Education, 1968 B. Mali: Educational Pyramid, 1966-67 C. IMal:i: Erirollments and Population by Age Primary and Niddle Education, Academic Year 1966-67 D. Mali: Internal Efficiency of Primary Education, 1966-67  E. Mali: Internal Efficiency of iliddle Education, 1966-67 F. aIrli: Primary Education Development, 196L165 - 1967/68 G. Mali: Ifiddle Education Development, 1964/65 - 1967/68 TABLES I. Total ErLrollment by Year of Study II. Enrollments in Primary and Middle 3eneral Education,, 1964/65 - 1979/80 III. Averagre Student:Teacher Ratio, 1964/65 - 1967/68 IV. Dropouts before the Fourth Grade of Primary Education V. Primary Education Promotion Rates, 1965/66 - 1966/67 VI. Newy Enrollments in Secondary Schools VII. Enrollment in Secondary Education-.General, Vocatiornal and Teacherst Training VIII. Technical Secondary Education - Enrollments (1966/67) IX. Technical 14iddle Education - EnrolLments (1966/67) X. Agricultural Education - Total Enrollments (1966/67) XI. Menpower Requirements in Agriculture XII. Expenditures for Education XIII. Structure of Regional Expenditures for Pri.mary Education XIV. Re.gional Expenditures for Educatio:a, 1965J'66 XV. Development of Cost Structure XVI. Wage Employment by Sector, 1966 XVII. aLge Employment: Distribution by Cccupation, Economic Sector and Nationality, 1966 XVIII. Labor M1arket Development since 1960  BASIC DATA 1966/67 1967/68 Index Enrollments in primary education 149, 000 156,000 105 Enrollments in middle education 26,000 29,000 111 Enrollments in basic general education as a % of 5-14 age group: 14% Enrollments :in basic general education as a % of 5-14 age group, 1966/67: 13% Percent of age group 6-10 in primary schools, 1966/67: 11% Percent of age group 11-14 in middle schools, 1965/67: 4/ Student:teacher ratio in primary education: 40:1 Student:teacher ratio in middle education: 20:1 Studcnt:teacher ratio in general secondary education: 8:1 Retention rate in primary education: 119/1,000 Retention rate in middle education: 324/1, 000 Public educationi expenditure in 1967/68: iMF3.9 billion as % of to-tal public expenditures: 18.7% as % of' GN]': 3% as % of GN]? monetary sector: 4.4% Annual edulcation expenditure per capita of' total population: US$2 Annual expend-itLre per student/year in primary edutcation: US$18 Annual expenditure per student/year in middle education: US$70 Annual Distribution of Enrollments and Exrenditure (as percentage) Distribution Distribution Female Enrollments as Level of EducatiLon of Enrollments of Expenditures % of Total Enrollments Primary 82.8- 1 40% 30% Middle 13.8% 24% 214% Secondcry 3.2% 15% 18% Higher 0.2% 3% 15% Other (adminis- tration, fellowship, civil servant train- ing, soae agricultu- ral training, etc.) 18%  GLOSSARY Awards and Exaincations DEF - Diplone d'Etudes Fondamentales, entrance examination for secondary schools. BAC - Graduate diploma of the lycees after three years of secondary school and four years of middle school. BAC Techn-ique - Graduate diploma of techni.cal lycees after three years of secondary school and four years of middle school. Other Abbreviations FAC - Fonds d'Aide et de Coope'ration; the French Government agency for bilateral aid programs. FED - Fonds Europeen de Developpement.  EDUCATION AiD TRAINBX IN11 MALI S&TI