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ger-101	Wills, Abigail R.; Reuter, Kim E.; Gudiel, Arleen A.; Hessert, Bryan P.; Sewall, Brent J.	Barriers to student success in Madagascar	2014	21	.pdf	application/pdf	11262	552	49	For instance: (1) in 2009, over one fifth of primary school students repeated grades, and only about one third (35.38 percent of females and 33.80 percent of males) persisted to the final grade (World Bank, 2012; UNDP, 2013); (2) only 64 percent of the population aged 15 and up is considered literate (UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2009); (3) students have persistently low test scores (Glewwe & Maiga, 2011); (4) many students do not pass key exams and therefore do not matriculate into secondary school, especially in rural locations (Glick et al., 2005); and, (5) only 45.8 percent of the population are satisfied with education quality in Madagascar (UNDP, 2013). Additionally, primary school students in urban areas were more likely to be taught the sciences in French; 28 percent of primary school teachers in urban areas (Antsiranana and Ambilobe) reported French as the only language of instruction for the sciences.	cache/ger-101.pdf	txt/ger-101.txt