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Colonial education in Tanganyika is described as pyramidal because it:
Afiltered out most pupils at each level
Btaught mainly geometry and building
Cwas funded by pyramid-shaped levies
Dwas delivered only in large cities
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. filtered out most pupils at each level
1. A pyramid is wide at the base and narrow at the top.
2. Colonial schooling admitted a broad intake at the lowest level.
3. At each stage above, the number of places fell sharply, so most pupils were filtered out.
4. Only a small elite reached secondary and higher education, which is the narrow apex.
5. The system was also segregative, allocating schooling by race, which is a separate criticism from its pyramidal shape.
_Source: NECTA ACSEE 2023 History 112/1, Question 1: Political and Economic Development in Tanzania_