IMPACT OF PARENTAL LEVEL OF LITERACY ON EDUCATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL GIRLS AMONG THE MAASAI OF KAJIADOCOUNTY: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Abstract

UNESCO report of 2013/2014 indicates that 57 million school girls’ children were out of
school globally of which 55 percent were girls. According to the report Kenya is among the
Countries in the World with the highest number of children out of primary school. This paper
analyses the impact of parental level of literacy on education of girls in primary schools in
Kajiado County of Kenya, by making detailed review of the available literature the past
review on the primary school dropout phenomenon have been carried out without proper
analysis of illiteracy as a factor that contribute to girls dropout in primary school girls among
the Maasai. This paper indicates that parental illiteracy occasioned dropout rate for girls. The
conceptual framework provided in this study illustrates how parental illiteracy affect girls
educational outcome which consequently lead to dropout. The study recommend that the
government should develop appropriate policies to enhance adult education especially
women in order to promote girls education in primary schools.