Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Comparative Analysis

As in most countries worldwide, Sub-Saharan African countries are striving to build their human capital so they can compete for jobs and investments in an increasingly globalized world. In this region, which includes the largest number of countries that have not yet attained universal primary schooling, the ambitions and aspirations of Sub-Saharan African countries and their youth far exceed this basic goal. Over the past 20 years, educational levels have risen sharply across Sub-Saharan Africa. Already hard at work to provide places in primary schools for all children, most countries of the region are also rapidly expanding access to secondary and tertiary levels of education. Alongside this quantitative push is a growing awareness of the need to make sure that students are learning and acquiring the skills needed for life and work. Achieving education of acceptable quality is perhaps an even greater challenge than providing enough school places for all. Thus, Sub-Saharan African countries are simultaneously confronting many difficult challenges in the education sector, and much is at stake. This book gives those concerned with education in Sub-Saharan Africa an analysis of the sector from a cross-country perspective, aimed at drawing lessons that individual country studies alone cannot provide. A comparative perspective is useful not only to show the range of possibilities in key education policy variables but also to learn from the best performers in the region. (Although the report covers 47 Sub- Saharan African countries whenever possible, some parts of the analysis center on the region's low-income countries, in particular, a sample of 33 low-income countries). Although countries ultimately must make their own policy choices and decide what works best in their particular circumstances, Sub-Saharan African countries can benefit from learning about the experiences of other countries that are faced with, or have gone through, similar development paths. Given the large number of countries included in the analysis, the book finds that Sub-Saharan African countries have more choices and more room for maneuver than will appear if attention were focused on only one or a few country experiences. Countries can make better choices when understanding the breadth of policy choices available to them. They are well advised, however, to evaluate the applicability of policy options to their contexts and to pilot and evaluate the results for performance and subsequent improvement.

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Main Authors: Mingat, Alain, Majgaard, Kirsten
Language:en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012-06-26
Subjects:Access to Information, Access to Secondary Education, adults, Age Cohort, Allocation to Primary Schools, Average Education Level, average primary completion rate, average teacher salaries, Average Teacher Salary, basic education, basic education cycle, class sizes, Class-size, classrooms, cognitive skills, Community involvement, community teachers, country studies, curriculum, data on dropout rates, Distance to School, dropout rates, Education Expenditure, Education For All, Education Policies, education policy, education programs, education sector, Education Spending, education statistics, education system, Education Systems, Educational Attainment, educational institutions, educational levels, Educational Outcomes, Educational Quality, Educational resources, effective learning, Effectiveness of Education, Effectiveness of Education Systems, Effects of Education, Enrollment Data, enrollment rates, Exam, Expansion of Education, Female Teachers, final grade, first grade, formal education, free textbooks, Gender Disparities, Gender Disparity, gender equity, Gender Gap, Gender Parity, Gender Parity Index, General Secondary Education, GER, Girls, Gross Enrollment, Gross Enrollment Rate, gross enrollment ratio, gross intake ratio, Health Care, high dropout, high dropout rate, high rates of teacher absenteeism, Higher Education, higher education institutions, Household Surveys, Human Development, Instructional Time, intake rate, intake rates, interventions, Knowledge Development, Learning, Learning Achievement, Learning Outcomes, Level of Education, Levels of Education, Life Expectancy, Literacy, literacy skills, Lower Secondary Education, Mathematics, ministries of education, Multigrade classes, multigrade teaching, number of repeaters, Number of Schools, number of students, number of teachers, Out-of-School Children, Parent-Teacher Association, Preschool education, Primary Completion, Primary Completion Rate, Primary Completion Rates, Primary Cycle, Primary Education, Primary Education Coverage, Primary education spending, primary gross enrollment, primary gross enrollment rate, Primary Level, primary school, Primary School Completion, Primary School Completion Rates, Primary School Construction, primary school costs, primary school fees, primary school participation, Primary school students, primary school teacher, Primary Schooling, Primary Schools, Primary Teacher, Primary-School, primary-school-age, primary-school-age children, primary-school-age population, Public Education Spending, Public Expenditure, pupil teacher ratio, Pupil-Teacher Ratio, pupil-teacher ratios, Quality Education, Radio, Reading, Regional Education, Repetition, retention of pupils, retention of students, Retention Rates, Rural Areas, sanitation, sanitation facilities, Scholarship Program, School Attendance, School Census, school censuses, School Children, School Construction, School Coverage, School Distribution, School Effectiveness, school enrollments, school entrance age, School Entry, school fees, school furniture, School infrastructure, school level, school life, School management, school places, school principals, School Retention, school year, Schooling, Schools, Secondary School, skilled personnel, skilled workers, Skills Development, social benefits, Student Flow, Student Learning, student learning outcomes, Teacher, Teacher Absenteeism, Teacher Deployment, teacher education, Teacher Recruitment, teacher salaries, Teachers, tertiary education, Test Scores, textbook, Textbooks, training programs, Unemployment Rate, unemployment rates, Universal Basic Education, universal primary completion, universal primary education, universal primary school completion, universal primary schooling, Vitamin A, vocational education, youth,
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Access to Secondary Education
adults
Age Cohort
Allocation to Primary Schools
Average Education Level
average primary completion rate
average teacher salaries
Average Teacher Salary
basic education
basic education cycle
class sizes
Class-size
classrooms
cognitive skills
Community involvement
community teachers
country studies
curriculum
data on dropout rates
Distance to School
dropout rates
Education Expenditure
Education For All
Education Policies
education policy
education programs
education sector
Education Spending
education statistics
education system
Education Systems
Educational Attainment
educational institutions
educational levels
Educational Outcomes
Educational Quality
Educational resources
effective learning
Effectiveness of Education
Effectiveness of Education Systems
Effects of Education
Enrollment Data
enrollment rates
Exam
Expansion of Education
Female Teachers
final grade
first grade
formal education
free textbooks
Gender Disparities
Gender Disparity
gender equity
Gender Gap
Gender Parity
Gender Parity Index
General Secondary Education
GER
Girls
Gross Enrollment
Gross Enrollment Rate
gross enrollment ratio
gross intake ratio
Health Care
high dropout
high dropout rate
high rates of teacher absenteeism
Higher Education
higher education institutions
Household Surveys
Human Development
Instructional Time
intake rate
intake rates
interventions
Knowledge Development
Learning
Learning Achievement
Learning Outcomes
Level of Education
Levels of Education
Life Expectancy
Literacy
literacy skills
Lower Secondary Education
Mathematics
ministries of education
Multigrade classes
multigrade teaching
number of repeaters
Number of Schools
number of students
number of teachers
Out-of-School Children
Parent-Teacher Association
Preschool education
Primary Completion
Primary Completion Rate
Primary Completion Rates
Primary Cycle
Primary Education
Primary Education Coverage
Primary education spending
primary gross enrollment
primary gross enrollment rate
Primary Level
primary school
Primary School Completion
Primary School Completion Rates
Primary School Construction
primary school costs
primary school fees
primary school participation
Primary school students
primary school teacher
Primary Schooling
Primary Schools
Primary Teacher
Primary-School
primary-school-age
primary-school-age children
primary-school-age population
Public Education Spending
Public Expenditure
pupil teacher ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
pupil-teacher ratios
Quality Education
Radio
Reading
Regional Education
Repetition
retention of pupils
retention of students
Retention Rates
Rural Areas
sanitation
sanitation facilities
Scholarship Program
School Attendance
School Census
school censuses
School Children
School Construction
School Coverage
School Distribution
School Effectiveness
school enrollments
school entrance age
School Entry
school fees
school furniture
School infrastructure
school level
school life
School management
school places
school principals
School Retention
school year
Schooling
Schools
Secondary School
skilled personnel
skilled workers
Skills Development
social benefits
Student Flow
Student Learning
student learning outcomes
Teacher
Teacher Absenteeism
Teacher Deployment
teacher education
Teacher Recruitment
teacher salaries
Teachers
tertiary education
Test Scores
textbook
Textbooks
training programs
Unemployment Rate
unemployment rates
Universal Basic Education
universal primary completion
universal primary education
universal primary school completion
universal primary schooling
Vitamin A
vocational education
youth
Access to Information
Access to Secondary Education
adults
Age Cohort
Allocation to Primary Schools
Average Education Level
average primary completion rate
average teacher salaries
Average Teacher Salary
basic education
basic education cycle
class sizes
Class-size
classrooms
cognitive skills
Community involvement
community teachers
country studies
curriculum
data on dropout rates
Distance to School
dropout rates
Education Expenditure
Education For All
Education Policies
education policy
education programs
education sector
Education Spending
education statistics
education system
Education Systems
Educational Attainment
educational institutions
educational levels
Educational Outcomes
Educational Quality
Educational resources
effective learning
Effectiveness of Education
Effectiveness of Education Systems
Effects of Education
Enrollment Data
enrollment rates
Exam
Expansion of Education
Female Teachers
final grade
first grade
formal education
free textbooks
Gender Disparities
Gender Disparity
gender equity
Gender Gap
Gender Parity
Gender Parity Index
General Secondary Education
GER
Girls
Gross Enrollment
Gross Enrollment Rate
gross enrollment ratio
gross intake ratio
Health Care
high dropout
high dropout rate
high rates of teacher absenteeism
Higher Education
higher education institutions
Household Surveys
Human Development
Instructional Time
intake rate
intake rates
interventions
Knowledge Development
Learning
Learning Achievement
Learning Outcomes
Level of Education
Levels of Education
Life Expectancy
Literacy
literacy skills
Lower Secondary Education
Mathematics
ministries of education
Multigrade classes
multigrade teaching
number of repeaters
Number of Schools
number of students
number of teachers
Out-of-School Children
Parent-Teacher Association
Preschool education
Primary Completion
Primary Completion Rate
Primary Completion Rates
Primary Cycle
Primary Education
Primary Education Coverage
Primary education spending
primary gross enrollment
primary gross enrollment rate
Primary Level
primary school
Primary School Completion
Primary School Completion Rates
Primary School Construction
primary school costs
primary school fees
primary school participation
Primary school students
primary school teacher
Primary Schooling
Primary Schools
Primary Teacher
Primary-School
primary-school-age
primary-school-age children
primary-school-age population
Public Education Spending
Public Expenditure
pupil teacher ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
pupil-teacher ratios
Quality Education
Radio
Reading
Regional Education
Repetition
retention of pupils
retention of students
Retention Rates
Rural Areas
sanitation
sanitation facilities
Scholarship Program
School Attendance
School Census
school censuses
School Children
School Construction
School Coverage
School Distribution
School Effectiveness
school enrollments
school entrance age
School Entry
school fees
school furniture
School infrastructure
school level
school life
School management
school places
school principals
School Retention
school year
Schooling
Schools
Secondary School
skilled personnel
skilled workers
Skills Development
social benefits
Student Flow
Student Learning
student learning outcomes
Teacher
Teacher Absenteeism
Teacher Deployment
teacher education
Teacher Recruitment
teacher salaries
Teachers
tertiary education
Test Scores
textbook
Textbooks
training programs
Unemployment Rate
unemployment rates
Universal Basic Education
universal primary completion
universal primary education
universal primary school completion
universal primary schooling
Vitamin A
vocational education
youth
spellingShingle Access to Information
Access to Secondary Education
adults
Age Cohort
Allocation to Primary Schools
Average Education Level
average primary completion rate
average teacher salaries
Average Teacher Salary
basic education
basic education cycle
class sizes
Class-size
classrooms
cognitive skills
Community involvement
community teachers
country studies
curriculum
data on dropout rates
Distance to School
dropout rates
Education Expenditure
Education For All
Education Policies
education policy
education programs
education sector
Education Spending
education statistics
education system
Education Systems
Educational Attainment
educational institutions
educational levels
Educational Outcomes
Educational Quality
Educational resources
effective learning
Effectiveness of Education
Effectiveness of Education Systems
Effects of Education
Enrollment Data
enrollment rates
Exam
Expansion of Education
Female Teachers
final grade
first grade
formal education
free textbooks
Gender Disparities
Gender Disparity
gender equity
Gender Gap
Gender Parity
Gender Parity Index
General Secondary Education
GER
Girls
Gross Enrollment
Gross Enrollment Rate
gross enrollment ratio
gross intake ratio
Health Care
high dropout
high dropout rate
high rates of teacher absenteeism
Higher Education
higher education institutions
Household Surveys
Human Development
Instructional Time
intake rate
intake rates
interventions
Knowledge Development
Learning
Learning Achievement
Learning Outcomes
Level of Education
Levels of Education
Life Expectancy
Literacy
literacy skills
Lower Secondary Education
Mathematics
ministries of education
Multigrade classes
multigrade teaching
number of repeaters
Number of Schools
number of students
number of teachers
Out-of-School Children
Parent-Teacher Association
Preschool education
Primary Completion
Primary Completion Rate
Primary Completion Rates
Primary Cycle
Primary Education
Primary Education Coverage
Primary education spending
primary gross enrollment
primary gross enrollment rate
Primary Level
primary school
Primary School Completion
Primary School Completion Rates
Primary School Construction
primary school costs
primary school fees
primary school participation
Primary school students
primary school teacher
Primary Schooling
Primary Schools
Primary Teacher
Primary-School
primary-school-age
primary-school-age children
primary-school-age population
Public Education Spending
Public Expenditure
pupil teacher ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
pupil-teacher ratios
Quality Education
Radio
Reading
Regional Education
Repetition
retention of pupils
retention of students
Retention Rates
Rural Areas
sanitation
sanitation facilities
Scholarship Program
School Attendance
School Census
school censuses
School Children
School Construction
School Coverage
School Distribution
School Effectiveness
school enrollments
school entrance age
School Entry
school fees
school furniture
School infrastructure
school level
school life
School management
school places
school principals
School Retention
school year
Schooling
Schools
Secondary School
skilled personnel
skilled workers
Skills Development
social benefits
Student Flow
Student Learning
student learning outcomes
Teacher
Teacher Absenteeism
Teacher Deployment
teacher education
Teacher Recruitment
teacher salaries
Teachers
tertiary education
Test Scores
textbook
Textbooks
training programs
Unemployment Rate
unemployment rates
Universal Basic Education
universal primary completion
universal primary education
universal primary school completion
universal primary schooling
Vitamin A
vocational education
youth
Access to Information
Access to Secondary Education
adults
Age Cohort
Allocation to Primary Schools
Average Education Level
average primary completion rate
average teacher salaries
Average Teacher Salary
basic education
basic education cycle
class sizes
Class-size
classrooms
cognitive skills
Community involvement
community teachers
country studies
curriculum
data on dropout rates
Distance to School
dropout rates
Education Expenditure
Education For All
Education Policies
education policy
education programs
education sector
Education Spending
education statistics
education system
Education Systems
Educational Attainment
educational institutions
educational levels
Educational Outcomes
Educational Quality
Educational resources
effective learning
Effectiveness of Education
Effectiveness of Education Systems
Effects of Education
Enrollment Data
enrollment rates
Exam
Expansion of Education
Female Teachers
final grade
first grade
formal education
free textbooks
Gender Disparities
Gender Disparity
gender equity
Gender Gap
Gender Parity
Gender Parity Index
General Secondary Education
GER
Girls
Gross Enrollment
Gross Enrollment Rate
gross enrollment ratio
gross intake ratio
Health Care
high dropout
high dropout rate
high rates of teacher absenteeism
Higher Education
higher education institutions
Household Surveys
Human Development
Instructional Time
intake rate
intake rates
interventions
Knowledge Development
Learning
Learning Achievement
Learning Outcomes
Level of Education
Levels of Education
Life Expectancy
Literacy
literacy skills
Lower Secondary Education
Mathematics
ministries of education
Multigrade classes
multigrade teaching
number of repeaters
Number of Schools
number of students
number of teachers
Out-of-School Children
Parent-Teacher Association
Preschool education
Primary Completion
Primary Completion Rate
Primary Completion Rates
Primary Cycle
Primary Education
Primary Education Coverage
Primary education spending
primary gross enrollment
primary gross enrollment rate
Primary Level
primary school
Primary School Completion
Primary School Completion Rates
Primary School Construction
primary school costs
primary school fees
primary school participation
Primary school students
primary school teacher
Primary Schooling
Primary Schools
Primary Teacher
Primary-School
primary-school-age
primary-school-age children
primary-school-age population
Public Education Spending
Public Expenditure
pupil teacher ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
pupil-teacher ratios
Quality Education
Radio
Reading
Regional Education
Repetition
retention of pupils
retention of students
Retention Rates
Rural Areas
sanitation
sanitation facilities
Scholarship Program
School Attendance
School Census
school censuses
School Children
School Construction
School Coverage
School Distribution
School Effectiveness
school enrollments
school entrance age
School Entry
school fees
school furniture
School infrastructure
school level
school life
School management
school places
school principals
School Retention
school year
Schooling
Schools
Secondary School
skilled personnel
skilled workers
Skills Development
social benefits
Student Flow
Student Learning
student learning outcomes
Teacher
Teacher Absenteeism
Teacher Deployment
teacher education
Teacher Recruitment
teacher salaries
Teachers
tertiary education
Test Scores
textbook
Textbooks
training programs
Unemployment Rate
unemployment rates
Universal Basic Education
universal primary completion
universal primary education
universal primary school completion
universal primary schooling
Vitamin A
vocational education
youth
Mingat, Alain
Majgaard, Kirsten
Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Comparative Analysis
description As in most countries worldwide, Sub-Saharan African countries are striving to build their human capital so they can compete for jobs and investments in an increasingly globalized world. In this region, which includes the largest number of countries that have not yet attained universal primary schooling, the ambitions and aspirations of Sub-Saharan African countries and their youth far exceed this basic goal. Over the past 20 years, educational levels have risen sharply across Sub-Saharan Africa. Already hard at work to provide places in primary schools for all children, most countries of the region are also rapidly expanding access to secondary and tertiary levels of education. Alongside this quantitative push is a growing awareness of the need to make sure that students are learning and acquiring the skills needed for life and work. Achieving education of acceptable quality is perhaps an even greater challenge than providing enough school places for all. Thus, Sub-Saharan African countries are simultaneously confronting many difficult challenges in the education sector, and much is at stake. This book gives those concerned with education in Sub-Saharan Africa an analysis of the sector from a cross-country perspective, aimed at drawing lessons that individual country studies alone cannot provide. A comparative perspective is useful not only to show the range of possibilities in key education policy variables but also to learn from the best performers in the region. (Although the report covers 47 Sub- Saharan African countries whenever possible, some parts of the analysis center on the region's low-income countries, in particular, a sample of 33 low-income countries). Although countries ultimately must make their own policy choices and decide what works best in their particular circumstances, Sub-Saharan African countries can benefit from learning about the experiences of other countries that are faced with, or have gone through, similar development paths. Given the large number of countries included in the analysis, the book finds that Sub-Saharan African countries have more choices and more room for maneuver than will appear if attention were focused on only one or a few country experiences. Countries can make better choices when understanding the breadth of policy choices available to them. They are well advised, however, to evaluate the applicability of policy options to their contexts and to pilot and evaluate the results for performance and subsequent improvement.
topic_facet Access to Information
Access to Secondary Education
adults
Age Cohort
Allocation to Primary Schools
Average Education Level
average primary completion rate
average teacher salaries
Average Teacher Salary
basic education
basic education cycle
class sizes
Class-size
classrooms
cognitive skills
Community involvement
community teachers
country studies
curriculum
data on dropout rates
Distance to School
dropout rates
Education Expenditure
Education For All
Education Policies
education policy
education programs
education sector
Education Spending
education statistics
education system
Education Systems
Educational Attainment
educational institutions
educational levels
Educational Outcomes
Educational Quality
Educational resources
effective learning
Effectiveness of Education
Effectiveness of Education Systems
Effects of Education
Enrollment Data
enrollment rates
Exam
Expansion of Education
Female Teachers
final grade
first grade
formal education
free textbooks
Gender Disparities
Gender Disparity
gender equity
Gender Gap
Gender Parity
Gender Parity Index
General Secondary Education
GER
Girls
Gross Enrollment
Gross Enrollment Rate
gross enrollment ratio
gross intake ratio
Health Care
high dropout
high dropout rate
high rates of teacher absenteeism
Higher Education
higher education institutions
Household Surveys
Human Development
Instructional Time
intake rate
intake rates
interventions
Knowledge Development
Learning
Learning Achievement
Learning Outcomes
Level of Education
Levels of Education
Life Expectancy
Literacy
literacy skills
Lower Secondary Education
Mathematics
ministries of education
Multigrade classes
multigrade teaching
number of repeaters
Number of Schools
number of students
number of teachers
Out-of-School Children
Parent-Teacher Association
Preschool education
Primary Completion
Primary Completion Rate
Primary Completion Rates
Primary Cycle
Primary Education
Primary Education Coverage
Primary education spending
primary gross enrollment
primary gross enrollment rate
Primary Level
primary school
Primary School Completion
Primary School Completion Rates
Primary School Construction
primary school costs
primary school fees
primary school participation
Primary school students
primary school teacher
Primary Schooling
Primary Schools
Primary Teacher
Primary-School
primary-school-age
primary-school-age children
primary-school-age population
Public Education Spending
Public Expenditure
pupil teacher ratio
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
pupil-teacher ratios
Quality Education
Radio
Reading
Regional Education
Repetition
retention of pupils
retention of students
Retention Rates
Rural Areas
sanitation
sanitation facilities
Scholarship Program
School Attendance
School Census
school censuses
School Children
School Construction
School Coverage
School Distribution
School Effectiveness
school enrollments
school entrance age
School Entry
school fees
school furniture
School infrastructure
school level
school life
School management
school places
school principals
School Retention
school year
Schooling
Schools
Secondary School
skilled personnel
skilled workers
Skills Development
social benefits
Student Flow
Student Learning
student learning outcomes
Teacher
Teacher Absenteeism
Teacher Deployment
teacher education
Teacher Recruitment
teacher salaries
Teachers
tertiary education
Test Scores
textbook
Textbooks
training programs
Unemployment Rate
unemployment rates
Universal Basic Education
universal primary completion
universal primary education
universal primary school completion
universal primary schooling
Vitamin A
vocational education
youth
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Majgaard, Kirsten
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In this region, which includes the largest number of countries that have not yet attained universal primary schooling, the ambitions and aspirations of Sub-Saharan African countries and their youth far exceed this basic goal. Over the past 20 years, educational levels have risen sharply across Sub-Saharan Africa. Already hard at work to provide places in primary schools for all children, most countries of the region are also rapidly expanding access to secondary and tertiary levels of education. Alongside this quantitative push is a growing awareness of the need to make sure that students are learning and acquiring the skills needed for life and work. Achieving education of acceptable quality is perhaps an even greater challenge than providing enough school places for all. Thus, Sub-Saharan African countries are simultaneously confronting many difficult challenges in the education sector, and much is at stake. This book gives those concerned with education in Sub-Saharan Africa an analysis of the sector from a cross-country perspective, aimed at drawing lessons that individual country studies alone cannot provide. A comparative perspective is useful not only to show the range of possibilities in key education policy variables but also to learn from the best performers in the region. (Although the report covers 47 Sub- Saharan African countries whenever possible, some parts of the analysis center on the region's low-income countries, in particular, a sample of 33 low-income countries). Although countries ultimately must make their own policy choices and decide what works best in their particular circumstances, Sub-Saharan African countries can benefit from learning about the experiences of other countries that are faced with, or have gone through, similar development paths. Given the large number of countries included in the analysis, the book finds that Sub-Saharan African countries have more choices and more room for maneuver than will appear if attention were focused on only one or a few country experiences. Countries can make better choices when understanding the breadth of policy choices available to them. They are well advised, however, to evaluate the applicability of policy options to their contexts and to pilot and evaluate the results for performance and subsequent improvement. 2013-04-11T14:50:24Z 2013-04-11T14:50:24Z 2012-06-26 978-0-8213-8889-1 10.1596/978-0-8213-8889-1 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13143 en_US World Bank Study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank application/pdf Washington, DC: World Bank