Student Learning in Uganda: Textbook Availability and Other Factors

Abstract

This paper reports on part of a broader World Bank research program designed to examine those factors that are the most efficient contributors to learning, given an environment of scarcity. In Uganda, differences among schools are extremely powerful determinants of school achievement. Although many aspects of education warrant further investigation, intelligent investments are critical and should not be delayed. In Uganda, these investments would be in improving the quality of a teacher's language ability, the availability of textbooks, school physical facilities, and the pupil level of health and nutrition.