1. Standard of Living in Africa
SS7CG3 Students will analyze
how politics in Africa impacts
the standard of living.

2. Total Literacy Literacy GDP- Gross
Country Literacy of of Domestic, per
capita
Rate Males Females
Burkina Faso 21% 21.8% 15% $1,300
Congo 67% 80.9% 54.1% $300
Egypt 71.4% 83% 59.45% $5,500
Ghana 51.9% 66.4% 49.8% $1,400
Kenya 85.1% 90.6% 79.7% $1,700
South Africa 86.4% 87% 85% $9,800
Sudan 61.1% 71.8% 50.5% $2,200
United States 99% 99% 99% $45,800

3. Total Literacy Literacy GDP- Gross
Country Literacy of of Domestic, per
capita
Rate Males Females
Burkina Faso 21.8% $1,300
Congo 67% 54.1%
Egypt 59.45% $5,500
Ghana 51.9% 66.4%
Kenya 90.6% 79.7%
South Africa 86.4% 87%
Sudan 71.8% $2,200
United States 99% 99%

4. 1. Which African country has the highest literacy rate?
2. Which African country has the highest GDP?
3. Which African country has the lowest literacy rate?
4. Which country demonstrates GDP will not always be high just because the literacy rate is
high?
5. How do the literacy rates for men and women compare in most of the countries
represented on this chart?
6. What is the literacy rate in the Republic of Kenya?
7. What is the literacy rate in the Republic of Sudan?
8. How do the literacy rate for boys and girls compare in both Kenya and Sudan?
9. What percentage of Kenyan children attend elementary school?
10. What organization is primarily responsible for improvements in Kenya’s educational
system?
11. Why are literacy rates for girls lower than those for boys in both Kenya and Sudan?
12. What is a “dowry”?
13. What is one factor that has caused the Republic of Sudan to pay less attention to
education?
14. Many of the girls who do go to school in the Republic of Sudan are only allowed to study
what subjects?

5. The Fight Against AIDS and
Famine in Africa
HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa
• The rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Sub-Saharan
Africa is among the highest in the world.
• A poor health care system, poverty, ignorance
about prevention, and lack of government
organization all play a vital role in the spread of
HIV/AIDS in Africa
• Many of the children of adults who are infected
with AIDS become orphans
• The antiretroviral drugs (AVTs) are too expensive
for the average African infected with HIV

6. HIV/AIDS crisis cont’d
• Zimbabwe has one of the highest
HIV/AIDS rates in Africa
• In Nigeria, the government is working hard
to educate the people and make treatment
available during the HIV/AIDS crisis
• In Botswana, the government has
mounted the most effective responses to
the disease by using diamond wealth to
provide education and prevention training.

7. Famine in Africa
• Many African countries face famine today
because of climate changes, political conflict
which disrupts farming, disease, and poorly
organized corrupt governments.
• In Angola, a civil war contributed to famine.
• In southern Sudan, millions of people rely on
international organizations to get food and
avoid starvation.

13. Medical Crisis in Africa:
Article questions
1. List the title of your article.
2. What was the main theme of the article?
3. Find an excerpt from the article that was
powerful or meaningful for your group.
4. Write down one quote from the article
that was compelling to your group.