Factor Affecting Secondary Education Level of the Girl Child in Gucha Sub-County, Kisii, Kenya

Abstract

There are wide disparities between the proportion of men and women not only in higher education but also down to the elementary levels. Some researchers have found out that the percentage of women in higher education in Africa is less than 20 percent. ln Nyanza province for instance, record have it that the student who scored plain A in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education from Ogembo division was only one girl out of 268 students who sat for the examination in Gucha Sub county. Indeed, if this trend continues, there is fear that in future we may not be able to produce female students especially from rural areas joining professional courses such as Law, Pharmancy, and Engineering among others. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that affect girls’ secondary education achievement level and to establish the possible measure that would be taken to in order to improve the girl-child education. The research question included-what factor affects the secondary education level of the girl child and what possible measures would be taken to improve the girl-child secondary education level. Both stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to find out the sample for the study. Questionnaire was used to collect data and observation schedule of records in schools. Data collected was analysed by use of descriptive statistics and results presented in percentage means and frequency counts. Conclusions and recommendation were also made based on research findings.