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Education
USAID’s goals are to increase enrollment, improve the quality of primary and
secondary education, ensure classrooms have sufficient supplies, facilitate community
involvement, train teachers, implement accelerated learning programs,
and establish partnerships between U.S. and Iraqi colleges and universities.
Major Accomplishments to Date:
Facilities
- Awarded 627 grants worth more than $6 million to rehabilitate schools and equip Directorates General.
- Rehabilitated 2,405 schools countrywide.
Supplies
- Distributed desks, chairs, cabinets, chalkboards, and kits for primary and secondary schools countrywide.
- Printed and distributed 8.7 million revised math and science textbooks to grades 1-12 by mid-February 2004.
Institutional Strengthening
- Completed a major initiative that trained nearly 33,000 secondary school teachers and administrators, including 860 master trainers, nationwide.
- Conducted a pilot accelerated learning program in five Iraqi cities to allow out-of-school children to complete two school years in one year. More than 550 students participated.
- Assisted the Ministry in establishing official baseline education data for Iraq.
Higher Education
- Awarded five grants worth $20.7 million to create partnerships between U.S. and Iraqi universities. Through these partnerships, Iraqi universities are rebuilding infrastructure; re-equipping university facilities; participating in international conferences; attending workshops and refresher courses; and reforming curriculum.
More Information:
Ministry of Education Baseline School Statistics, October 2003
| Students | | School sessions |
|---|
| Kindergarten | 53,499 | | Kindergarten | 631 |
| Primary | 4,280,602 | | Primary | 13,413 |
| Secondary | 1,454,775 | | Secondary | 4,155 |
| Vocational | 62,841 | | Vocational | 258 |
| Teacher Training | 66,139 | | Teacher Training | 171 |
| Total | 5,917,856 | | Total | 18,628 |
| Teachers | | Buildings |
|---|
| Kindergarten | 2,993 | | Kindergarten | 631 |
| Primary | 206,953 | | Primary | 11,066 |
| Secondary | 74,681 | | Secondary | 2,968 |
| Vocational | 4,693 | | Vocational | 158 |
| Teacher Training | 2,984 | | Teacher Training | 101 |
| Total | 292,304 | | Total | 14,924 |
Statistics based on UNESCO and UNICEF numbers |
Student Gender Distribution
| | Kindergarten | Primary | Secondary | Vocational | Teacher Training |
|---|
| Girls | 48.73% | 44.47% | 40.28% | 19% | 62% |
| Boys | 51.27% | 55.53% | 59.72% | 81% | 38% |
Statistics based on UNESCO and UNICEF numbers |
School Building Conditions
| Schools in need of demolition or rebuilding | 1,343 | 9% of all schools |
| Schools in need of major rehabilitation | 5,970 | 40% of all schools |
| Schools damaged in some way | 11,939 | 80% of all schools |
Statistics based on UNESCO and UNICEF numbers |
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