Education How many children go to school in Kenya? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer How many children go to school in Kenya? Total enrolment in primary schools rose by 0.8% to 10.4 million children in 2022, while enrolment in secondary schools grew by 5.4% to 3.9 million children in 2022. ... Back Full answer
Education What is the number of children in primary school in Kenya? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer What is the number of children in primary school in Kenya? Total enrolment in primary schools rose by 0.8% to 10.4 million children in 2022. ... Back Full answer
Education Housing Where does Kenya rank based on human capital the average child can expect to achieve? Source UNDP: Human Development Reports – Kenya Short answer Where does Kenya rank based on human capital the average child can expect to achieve? The World Bank’s Human Capital Index “measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one. An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a... Back Full answer
Environment Who was the first African to travel to space? Source Britannica: Mark Shuttleworth Short answer Who was the first African to travel to space? Mark Shuttleworth, a South African entrepreneur and philanthropist, became the first citizen of an independent African country to go into space. He launched as a space tourist aboard the Russian Soyuz TM-34 spacecraft on 25 April 2002, and spent eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS... Back Full answer
Environment When did Ghana launch its first satellite? Source The Space Science Technology Laboratory of All Nations University College (ANU-SSTL): Ghana’s first satellite launched to space Short answer When did Ghana launch its first satellite? In 2017, Ghana made history with the successful launching of its first satellite, GhanaSat-1. Developed by students at the All Nations University College, GhanaSat-1 marked a significant achievement for the country's space programme. ... Back Full answer
Environment Which African country has most recently established its own space agency? Source EgSA Space Technology Portal Short answer Which African country has most recently established its own space agency? In 2019, Egypt became the latest African country to establish its own space agency, the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA). ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Education What is the literacy rate in Zimbabwe? Source Population and housing census preliminary results on education 2022 Short answer What is the literacy rate in Zimbabwe? A preliminary education survey by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat), as part of the 2022 population and housing census, indicates a literacy rate of 93.7% in 2022, down from 96% in 2012. ... Back Full answer
Environment By how much, on average, have Mount Kenya’s glaciers declined? Source State of the Climate in Africa 2020 Short answer By how much, on average, have Mount Kenya’s glaciers declined? The current retreat rates of the African mountain glaciers are higher than the global mean and if this continues will lead to total deglaciation by the 2040s. Mount Kenya is expected to be deglaciated a decade sooner, which will make it one of the first entire mountain ranges to lose glaciers due to... Back Full answer
Education How much money does Africa receive in foreign aid to improve education standards? Source OECD Creditor Reporting System (CRS) Short answer How much money does Africa receive in foreign aid to improve education standards? In 2022, African countries received approximately $38.32 billion in Official Development Assistance (ODA) for education, according to the OECD Creditor Reporting System (CRS). ... Back Full answer