Three claims about education in Ekiti state in southwestern Nigeria
Source: Governor Kayode Fayemi (February 2020)
Two incorrect, one unproven
In their history, Nigerian universities have not had more than 15 vice-chancellors.
Source: The Guardian newspaper, Nigeria (November 2019)
Available data reveals there have been at least 20 female vice-chancellors.
50% of young women in northern Nigeria have no formal education
Source: Coca-Cola Nigeria (March 2019)
Two reliable data sources show about half of women aged 15 to 24 in the north don’t attend school
Four promises from a 2018 national address.
Source: 2018 state of the nation address.
Two promises kept, one broken and one still in progress.
Four claims about economic and educational progress in Uganda.
Source: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (January 2019)
One correct, one mostly correct, one misleading, one incorrect
Eight claims from the ANC’s 2019 "January 8th statement"
Source: ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa
Three correct, two mostly correct, one incorrect, two misleading
During its 2014 election campaign, the African National Congress promised to enrol a record number of students in TVET colleges. Five years later we check if they kept their word.
60% of South African TVET colleges remain dysfunctional
Source: Democratic Alliance MP Yusuf Cassim (October 2018)
Claim based on old pass rate for one qualification
Two claims about primary education in Nigeria
Source: Oando Foundation
Both claims incorrect
Female teachers make up about 68% of the country’s teaching force. But only 36% of principals are women.
Source: Academic Nuraan Davids (August 2018)
72.5% of teachers, 37.3% of principals on state payroll are women