The Daily Nation highlights widening inequalities in Kenya’s education system, drawing attention to new findings that show public school learners are increasingly disadvantaged compared to their peers in private institutions.
According to the review, a new Oxfam study attributes the gap to chronic underfunding of public schools, persistent teacher shortages, and overcrowded classrooms.
The report warns that these conditions continue to undermine learning outcomes for children from low-income households.
The Nation notes that the study paints a stark picture of unequal opportunities, with children from poor families facing limited access to quality education.
Researchers argue that this inequality restricts their chances of securing better livelihoods in the future.
The report further reveals that an estimated 1.13 million primary school-age children are currently out of school.
It also shows that nearly half of students who should be in secondary school are not accessing education at the appropriate age.
Oxfam’s data shows the depth of the disparity: a child from the poorest quintile has a seven-in-ten likelihood of not being in secondary school, compared to only three-in-ten among children from the richest households.