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Time-Series Forecasting Model for Evaluating Secondary School Systems in Senegal: A Reliability Assessment Methodology

Mamadoudou Diallo, Department of Artificial Intelligence, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA) Diop Ndiaye Oumar, Department of Data Science, Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD), Dakar Diallo Sall Mame, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18847767
Published: May 21, 2007

Abstract

The educational landscape in Senegal has undergone significant changes over recent decades, necessitating robust methodologies for evaluating and forecasting the performance of secondary school systems. A time-series analysis was conducted, employing an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model for forecasting future performance trends of secondary school systems based on past enrollment data. The ARIMA model showed a strong correlation with actual enrollment figures, indicating that the model can predict trends with a reliability coefficient of 0.85. This study demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of using time-series forecasting to evaluate secondary school systems in Senegal, providing a reliable tool for policymakers and educational planners. The findings suggest further research into incorporating additional variables such as socio-economic factors and technological advancements to enhance the model's predictive accuracy. Secondary schools, Senegal, Time-series analysis, ARIMA, Reliability Model estimation used $\hat{\theta}=argmin_{\theta}\sum_i\ell(y_i,f_\theta(x_i))+\lambda\lVert\theta\rVert_2^2$, with performance evaluated using out-of-sample error.

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Mamadoudou Diallo, Diop Ndiaye Oumar, Diallo Sall Mame (2007). Time-Series Forecasting Model for Evaluating Secondary School Systems in Senegal: A Reliability Assessment Methodology. African Remote Sensing Applications (Environmental/Earth Science Methodology), Vol. 2007 No. 1 (2007). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18847767

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African educationTime-series analysisReliability assessmentForecasting modelsEducational evaluationEconometricsHierarchical modelling

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