Zambia's education challenge
• Total population 11.3 million.
• Life expectancy is 37 (Ireland: 78).
• Zambia has one of the highest rates of HIV/Aids in the world.
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• One million people are living with Aids; one million more have been orphaned by the pandemic.
• At any time, there are at least 500,000 children out of school.
• The supply of basic resource materials for both pupils and teachers is poor.
• The average pupil-teacher ratio in primary school is 63:1.
• Almost 5,000 graduates from the teacher-training colleges have still to find employment.
