83% of Zim pupils face learning challenges

A REPORT released yesterday has exposed a serious learning crisis in Zimbabwe, revealing that 83% of pupils lack minimum proficiency in reading and maths by the time they complete primary school.

According to the report, one in six children in Zimbabwe complete primary school with minimum proficiency in reading and maths.

The revelations expose a deep-seated crisis in the education sector, which is struggling due to years of underfunding, teacher exodus, shortage of learning material, job action by the teachers, lack of fees, among a myriad of other challenges.

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