Comment on quality of education in Malawi By Peter Mseteka

The level of education in malawi have been going down contrary to what education specialists expected.

The millenium challenge goals predicted that by 2020 the level of illiteracy could be reduced to 7 percent whilst a number of people attaining higher education could increase to 10 percent.

Various educational bodies in malawi have solely put the blame on government for delibalately putting on policies that are making it hard for ordinary Malawians to attain education at all levels.

Lucas kondowe an education specialist in an intervie with zodiak radio,” expressed a concern on how the government has been paying a deaf ear to non governmental organization cries on policies to improve quality education in Malawi.

Kondowe narrated on how his organization discussed with government on the quota system of selecting students to universities of Malawi, he pleaded with the authority to abolish quota system because it bars many eligible students who could have been selected to various public universities.

National council for higher education is on the other hand to blame for playing it softly on universities that do not meet the required standards to offer tertiary education.

But government through ministry of education has defended the introduction of quota system saying it is the only way of equally sharing the limited space in public universities to all Malawians student who are willing and are qualified.

A survey conducted recently by the united nations indicate that aldut literacy level is at 65.7 percent and youth literacy level is at 24.7 percent.

Nevertheless quality of education in malawi is going down at a fast alarming rate.