Synthesis Report: Local studies on the Quality of Primary Education in Four Countries (Madagascar, Mozambique, Uganda and Tanzania)

This paper presents the findings and conclusions of four sub-national studies on the quality of primary education in Uganda, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Tanzania. In each country, a survey has been conducted on 30 schools. The conclusions suggest that a greater focus on teacher-learning processes and how to improve them should drive decisions on which school characteristics to invest in to improve student results. The study found that the availability of classrooms, teacher housing close to the school, and external supervision do not differentiate high-performing schools from low-performing ones. However, the Head Teachers' supervision and monitoring of teachers supervision would have an impact on pupil learning