Teacher-absenteeism rates are around 20% in rural Kenya, 27% in Uganda and 14% in Ecuador.

ECONOMIST: The Millennium Development Goals

Mr Mudavadi senior had worked his way up through the ranks of the civil service during the colonial era, starting his career as a teacher and ending up in charge of education in western Kenya.

BBC: Profile: Musalia Mudavadi

In Kenya and Lesotho, the Varkey GEMS Foundation works with UNESCO on gender-sensitive teacher training to encourage more girls to attend school and learn science and mathematics.

UNESCO: El Correo de la

In Kenya and Lesotho, the Varkey GEMS Foundation is working with UNESCO on gender-sensiotive teacher training with the aim of encouraging more girls to attend school, and increase their participation in mathematics, science and technology education.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences