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annual increase of 9.2 per cent, compared to 9.7 per cent for the number of pupils.
Consequently, the student-to-teacher ratio in public schools decreased to 52 in 2005-2006.
Figure 5
Comparative table of teacher-student ratios in the public and private sectors
489. The majority of new teachers hired are not public servants. At the end of the 2005-
2006 school year, out of the 57,017 teachers surveyed in the 16,797 public and community
primary schools, 28,840 were non-civil service (amounting to 51 per cent, compared to 17.9
per cent in 2000-2001).
490. In 2005-2006, 92 per cent of these non-civil service teachers (or 25,803) were
subsidized by the MNESR. To reduce the fees paid by parents, who had at the outset taken
the initiative to recruit the teachers, the Government decided to grant them subsidy, which
nonetheless remains quite modest compared to the wages of public-servant teachers (0.9 x
GDP per capita, compared to 4.7 x GDP per capita for public servants in 2005/2006). From
30,000 ariary in 2003, this subsidiary increased to 60,000 ariary.
491. Recruitment by FRAM. Because State recruitment of teachers was insufficient,
parents affiliated with FRAM added their support by recruiting additional teachers, whom
they themselves paid, in kind or in cash. Beginning in 2003, the State provided a monthly
subsidy to these teachers.
492. Motivation. To motivate the teachers, isolated-post allowances are paid to staff
working in isolated areas and a classroom supplies allowance to those working in
classrooms. These allowances are, however, quite modest.
493. In 2004, all public primary-school teachers also received an educational kit
composed of a school briefcase and a small number of instructional materials. In 2007 an
educational planner, prepared and produced in collaboration with UNICEF, was distributed
to them.
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