Thomas’s story—extreme though it is—sheds some light on the troubles plaguing Ethiopia’s rapidly expanding school system. Education in Ethiopia over the past decade is in some senses a success story. Few governments in Africa—or elsewhere, for that matter—spend as much of their revenues on education as that of Ethiopia. Between 2000 and 2013 it almost doubled the share of its budget allocated to education, from 15% to 27%. “I think the education system is in crisis,” says Alula Pankhurst, the charity’s country director.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2017 08:26 UTC