82 • Abolishing School Fees in Africa
Table 2A.7
Recurrent Expenditure of Some Schools, 1997
Name of school
Region
Meskerem
Total Operational No. of No. of No. of expenditure Wage and expense classrooms students teachers (birr) salary (birr) (birr) Location
Addis Ababa
25
1,673
45
Minilik Primary Addis Ababa
35
3,570
116
420,236
71,210
1,480,781.54 1,407,989.76
491,446
72,791.78
Capital city
Sertse Dingil
Amhara
24
2,437
52
767,024
687,756
79,268
Regional city
Yewket Fana
Amhara
32
2,793
59
572,409
498,384
74,025
Regional city
Capital city
Zenzelima
Amhara
27
1,900
25
260,607
250,932
9,675
Adi Haki
Tigray
17
2,065
35
450,636.02
404,772
45,864.02
Regional city
Lekatit 23
Tigray
20
1,218
20
252,711
232,192
20,519
Regional city
Romanat
Tigray
9
910
24
140,155.25
127,740
12,415.25
Dima
Oromia
241,346
229,452
11,894.5
4,657,115.81 4,259,453.76
397,662.55
Total
12
1,867
28
201
18,433
404
Rural
Rural Small town
Source: Field survey.
Table 2A.8
Recurrent Budget of Some Schools, 1998
Name of school
Region
Meskerem
Total budget (birr)
No. of No. of No. of classrooms students teachers
Wage and salary (birr)
Operational expense (birr) Location
Addis Ababa
25
1,673
46
754,100
673,400
80,600
Minilik Primary Addis Ababa
35
3,478
114
1,140,804.88
1,119,680.14
21,124.74
Capital city
Sertse Dingil
Amhara
24
2,420
53
756,889
697,800
59,089
Regional city
Yewket Fana
Amhara
32
3,081
54
683,716
663,818
19,898
Regional city
Capital city
Zenzelima
Amhara
27
2,059
31
435,798
416,796
19,002
Adi Haki
Tigray
17
2,101
34
532,311.83
473,544
58,767.83
Regional city
Lekatit 23
Tigray
20
1,485
27
381,416
355,776
25,640
Regional city
Romanat
Tigray
9
1,330
33
298,465.57
274,548
23,917.57
Dima
Oromia
Total
12
1,568
30
299,012
292,512
6,500
201
19,195
422
5,282,513.28
4,967,874.14
314,539.14
Rural
Rural Small town
Source: Field survey.
Table 2A.9
Primary Education Learning Assessment Results, 1999 and 2004
(percent) Subject Grade
Reading
English
Math
Env. Sci
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Composite
Ethiopian National Baseline Learning Assessment, 1999 Grade 4
64.3
40.5
39.3
48.4
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Grade 8
n.a.
38.7
n.a.
n.a.
47.2
40.3
n.a.
n.a.
Ethiopian Second National Learning Assessment, 2004 Grade 4
64.9
38.7
39.7
51.7
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
48.5
Grade 8
n.a.
41.1
n.a.
n.a.
41.3
40.1
35.3
39.7
Source: NOE 2000, 2001, 2004a, 2004b. Note: n.a. not applicable.