One hundred and eighty-nine countries have committed themselves to eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at eradicating extreme poverty and improving the welfare of their peoples by the year 2015. The second of the goals is: 'Achieve universal primary education, ' with the specific target of ensuring that, by 2015, boys and girls everywhere will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. This book assesses whether the Millennium Goals can be met. Specifically it asks: Where do we stand today in relation to the target of universal primary completion? Is universal primary...

Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have made substantial progress in universalizing primary school completion. Many young Africans are completing primary schooling, and many more will do so in the coming years. The pressure already strong to expand secondary and tertiary education is expected to intensify. Finding a sustainable path for such expansion is a challenge for all countries in the region. Given the diversity across African countries, 'Developing Post-Primary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing the Financial Sustainability of Alternative Pathways' offers no generic policy fix....

Les pays d Afrique subsaharienne ont realise de remarquables progres vers l achevement universel du cycle primaire. Un nombre croissant de jeunes vont se presenter a la porte du secondaire dans les annees a venir et la pression, deja forte aujourd hui, va s accroitre et requerir l extension des capacites d accueil de l enseignement secondaire et ensuite du superieur. Definir une strategie soutenable d expansion du post-primaire constitue d ores et deja un defi pour l ensemble du continent. Etant donnee la diversite de situation des pays africains, l ouvrage ne pretend pas offrir une solution...

Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Analysis takes stock of education in Sub-Saharan Africa by drawing on the collective knowledge gained through the preparation of Country Status Reports for more than 30 countries. The analysis is based on a cross-country dataset which combines both administrative and household survey data to describe aspects of enrollment and student flow, disparities, out-of-school children, finance, management, quality, social impact and the link between education systems and labor markets. The book provides those concerned with education in Sub-Saharan Africa...