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Girls’ education
in STEM in Africa
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3 5 % STEM higher education students
Source: UIS, UNESCO 2017 Cracking the Code: Girls’ and Women’s Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Paris, UNESCO
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Source: UIS, UNESCO 2017 Cracking the Code: Girls’ and Women’s Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Paris, UNESCO
Females Males
68 55 27 28
32 45 73 72
Health and welfare Natural science, mathematics and
statistics
Engineering, manufacturing and
construction
Information and communication
technologies
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16 16 16 16
17 17
21 23 23 23
24 32
33 33
35 37
38 42 42
46 58
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Benin Mali
Ghana Cabo Verde
Mozambique Niger
Seychelles Burundi
Kenya Madagascar
Congo Rwanda
Côte d'Ivoire Lesotho Namibia
South Africa Cameroon
Mauritania DRC
Burkina Faso Zimbabwe
% Female ICT
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Contests & competitions Role models &
career orientations
STEM camps & mentorship opportunities
Policy and legislation Data and evidence Teacher training
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STEM EDUCATION IN AFRICA
GENDER AND STEM
EDUCATION
LEADERSHIP FOR GENDER-RESPONSIVE
STEM EDUCATION
GENDER-RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY
GENDER-RESPONSIVE
TEACHING AND
LEARNING RESOURCES
DIGITAL SKILLS AND ICT
INTEGRATION IN STEM
EDUCATION
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Burkina Faso Burundi
Cameroon Chad
Comoros Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Ethiopia Ghana Kenya
Madagascar Mali Niger
Nigeria Rwanda Senegal
Seychelles Tanzania Zambia
314 participants
21 countries
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Source: WorldFish, 2014 Gender Equality Now: https://youtu.be/4viXOGvvu0Y