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Relationship Between Parents’ Level Of Education And Pupils’ Academic Achievement In Selected Primary
Education is a fundamental human right, the key to sustainable development in line with Millennium Development
Goals. Education does not only provide knowledge and skills, but also inculcates values, training of instincts, fostering
right attitude and habits. This study determined the relationship between parents’ level of education and pupils’
academic achievement in primary schools in Kikuube District, Uganda. The study used a descriptive and correlation
research design with mixed method research approach using questionnaire and interview guide to collect data from
the study respondents (primary pupils, teachers, head teachers, parents, district education officer, and school
management officers). Out of the target population of 401 respondents, the sample size was 196 respondents
determined using Krejcie and Morgan’s (1970) table. A content validity index of 0.83 was obtained which indicates
that the items were extremely relevant for the kind of data that was needed by the study. The reliability value was 0.72
which indicates that the instrument was considered reliable and indicates a good degree of reliability of the entire
questionnaire, hence, it is proved that the questionnaire is reliable and suitable for the study. The response rate was
85% which is above the recommended 67% response rate which suggests a “representative of what would have been
obtained from the population”. Findings revealed that there was a strong positive correlation (r = 0.859, p < 0.01)
between parents’ education level and pupils’ academic achievement in primary schools in Kikuube district. The study
concluded that parents’ level of education was statistically significant towards pupils’ academic achievement in
primary school, the educational attainment of their children in both rural and national samples was easily influenced
by their conducive home study environment. The study recommended that pupils from poor families should be
provided with scholarships, free books and other stationery, government should take steps to raise socioeconomic
prominence of such pupils’ families.