The importance of ECCE in Uganda

Representatives from MoES and Education Development Partners presented the evidence on the imperative for investing in ECCE in Uganda.

1 Early investment provides the greatest return

• Uganda’s access to pre-primary is ½ of what it is in the rest of SubSaharan Africa (UNESCO)

• The earlier in a child’s life that an ECCE-related intervention is initiated, the greater the return on investment, with links to reduced inequality, higher wages, and ultimately, increased economic growth

• Current cost per primary completer is US $274 higher than it needs to be, representing a waste of 43% of the education budget

Comparative Enrolment

• Children are 74% less likely to repeat Primary 1 if they have attended some form of pre-primary

Source: Heckman, J. (2012) https://heckmanequation.org/resource/the-heckman-curve/

Source: http://datatopics.worldbank.org/education/