Elimu ya Msingi

Primary Education

The   district council has 249 primary schools with 80,723 pupils 39,178 boys and 41,545 girls. There are 1,771 primary school teachers with deficit of 253 teachers. Shortage of classrooms, school furniture, teachers’ houses, pit latrines and materials necessary for teaching have greatly affected the quality of primary education.

The provision of primary schooling increased considerably during 2013-2016. The proportion of children 7-13 years old enrolled in primary schooling, i.e. the net primary enrolment rate, increased   for children of both sexes and throughout the district from 90,310 to 80,723 in 2013 to 2016 respectively.