In rural Kenya, over 2,000 primary schools are at risk of closure due to a significant decline in student enrolment, with reports indicating that there are now more cows than pupils in some areas. This situation raises concerns about the future of education in these regions, as communities grapple with the implications of dwindling school attendance.

In Kayunga District, primary school pupils face severe learning conditions, often cramming four or five students onto desks meant for two, while others sit on bare mats. Rain disrupts lessons, forcing children into overcrowded rooms. At Nongo Church of Uganda Primary School, headteacher Juliet Nantume highlights the ongoing struggle, noting that the school has not received any support from the district education office despite requests made last year. The desks in use were purchased between 2004 and 2009.

A school in South Africa that officially enrols more than 600 pupils exists only on paper, according to Sowetan, with promised classroom buildings never constructed. Pupils have boycotted lessons in protest at the lack of facilities. The report highlights a dispute over unfulfilled commitments to build the school's infrastructure, leaving learners without the classes they were promised.

Zubairu Salihu, the Principal of the Government Day Secondary School in Niger State, disclosed that terrorists had warned his community against Western education, leading to the closure of his school in May 2021. He made this statement during a press conference in New Bussa, where he also mentioned that the terrorists subsequently burnt down schools in the area, according to Daily Trust.

Secondary school principals in Kenya have opposed proposals for a standard uniform across all schools, citing concerns that it would undermine discipline, erase individual school identities, and complicate the monitoring of students. This stance was expressed during the 49th Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) Annual Conference held in Mombasa on June 24, according to The Kenya Times.

Ting'ang'a Model Primary School in Kiambu Town, Kenya, is set to receive a new two-storey block with six additional classrooms, funded through the National Government Constituencies Development Fund. According to Kiambu Town Member of Parliament Machua Waithaka, construction is nearing completion, and the new classrooms are expected to ease congestion and provide learners with more spacious facilities for their studies.