Early school selection fuels higher education inequity

By Wachira Kigotho. A highly selective system of tracking students into general and vocational secondary education quite early, based on high-stakes national examinations, has significantly contributed to inequities in access to higher education and learning achievement in Egypt, says a new World Bank study.
The report, Egypt: Inequality of opportunity in education, found socio-economic background, geographic location and gender to be the main drivers of higher educational disparities. Read more...