La presente etude examine les principaux defis auxquels Madagascar est confrontee et plaide en faveur d'une refonte immediate du systeme d'education post-fondamental. Ce rapport documente les resultats mediocres de l'education post-fondamental aux plans de la qualite et de la pertinence de l'enseignement, de l'efficacite interne du systeme, de l'equite et de l'inefficience financiere. Il recommande de proceder a une serie de reformes, qui s'enchaineraient suivant un ordre de priorite, afin d'ameliorer les contenus educatifs en tenant compte des liens avec l'economie; d'etendre la couverture...

With challenges similar to those faced by a number of low income countries, Madagascar faces critical policy choices with respect to post-basic education. Enrolment ratios in senior secondary education and tertiary education are 10 percent and 3 percent, respectively, among the lowest in the world. Critical skill shortages and pervasive inequities in access necessitate changes in the quantity and quality of education and skills. The increasing number of basic education completers and demographic growth are mounting pressure on the government to expand access to post-basic education....

The Democratic Republic of Congo faces the challenge of providing universal primary education and expanding opportunities for post-secondary education and training for its youth, ages 12 to 24. This study analyzes the current educational attainment and school enrollment status of youth, as well as the formal and informal post-secondary educational and training opportunities available to them. The study uses the results of a simulation model that incorporates enrollment in alternative education programs and considers alternative scenarios for developing the post-primary sector. Each scenario...

Lays out a range of policy and implementation actions that are needed for countries in sub-Saharan Africa to meet the challenge of improving learning while expanding access and completion of basic education for all.