This paper is from Session 10B: Statistics education in Africa

which comes under Topic 10: An international perspective on statistics education

Other papers under session 10B ... 10B2: Statistics education in South African high schools 10B3: Statistics in Ugandan schools: challenges on instruction and...

(Thursday 15th, 11:00-12:30)

Statistics education in Africa: a case study with reference to Ethiopia

Presenter

• Eshetu Wencheko (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)

Co-author

• Temesgen Zewotir (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

Abstract

Today African governments recognize the crucial role that statistics can play in development. An important and recent confirmation of this is the establishment of the African Center for Statistics a few years ago as an important organ of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. This can be seen as the renaissance of the statistics function at continental level. There is no question that the demand for skilled statisticians will keep growing in Africa as elsewhere in the world. In order to meet the expectations of government line ministries, private and non-government employers there are a number of challenges that we face in teaching statistics in Africa.

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