Equality of Opportunity in Education and Training - Government Measures - Zambia

Various measures have been taken by the Government to accelerate equality of men and women:

1. Girls were encouraged to take up technical subjects such as science and mathematics.
2. To increase the level of girls’ education, the cut-off points for girls to qualify for secondary education had been lowered and a quota of 20 per cent for girls has been introduced in science colleges. Girls and boys have the same curricula, the same examinations and the same teachers. Ninety per cent of the schools were coeducational.
3. The government organized training for its officials which they could use in their day-to-day work. That extended not only to professionals in government, but also to the support staff.