ANPPCAN Presentation on Teacher Absenteeism - Transparency ...

Causes of teacher
absenteeism
‣ Transport was found to be a cause of teacher
absenteeism. 48.3% of the teachers interviewed
reside between 2-5 kilometers away from the school,
27.5% reside some 5 kms away from the school
while 23.7% reside less than 2 kilometers from the
school. Accommodation had been given to only 8.9%
of the teachers who were involved in the study with
the rest either renting or coming from their own
homes
‣ In terms of hours of travel to school, most (19.6%) of
the teachers said that they travel for more than 5
hours to school, 7.6% for more than 4 hours, 12.3%
between 2-4 hours and 17.8% between 1-2 hours and
the rest for less than 1 hour
Protecting the children,
securing the future