Education in Sub Saharan Africa

Fast Facts: Developments Universities established Universities established Reforms Reforms Structure of Education System Structure of Education System Debt relief increase Enrollment Increase from 56% in 1999 to 70% in 2006 from 56% in 1999 to 70% in million children 34 million children Challenges Tertiary Education Developing Africa (foundation) Developing Africa (foundation) Support from World Bank Support from World Bank Analytical Work Analytical Work Lending Lending Strategic Learning Strategic Learning Universal Primary Education Fast Track Initiative Fast Track Initiative Primary Education Development Program Primary Education Development Program

Developments Universities Established  Firsts established in colonial period ( )  Role of universities o Independence o Socio-economic development  Most created after 1960 Reforms  Widening of access  Inclusion of new fields  World Bank: school improvement  Relevance to African needs  Quality and efficiency (not implemented well) Structure of Education System  Organized at primary, secondary, technical/vocational, and university-levels  Similar in length of studies at all levels

Further Developments Debt Relief Many governments directs savings to education Mali: almost half of savings for education Nigeria: hired 40,000 teachers Kenya & Tanzania: abolition of school fees  more students Enrollment Increase Primary schools increase from 56% in 1999 to 70% in 2006 Increase of 34 million children between 1999 and 2006 Due to development assistance and debt relief

Challenges Africa has lowest enrollment rate in the world for higher education Less accessible to disadvantaged groups and women Limited resource allocation 80% of budgets go for salaries and student grants Overcrowded campuses Old curriculum and books Poor teaching methods Limited skillful faculty Inefficient assurance agents and research infrastructure High unemployment for graduates Limited published academic papers

Tertiary Education Foundation for sustainable economy World Bank support is fit to country’s specific needs Analytical Work Country Status Reports: change in enrollment and participation, financing and sustainability, unit costs and efficiency, and equity. Country Status Reports: change in enrollment and participation, financing and sustainability, unit costs and efficiency, and equity. Lending Ethiopia: Ethiopia: Post-Secondary Education Project Mauritania: Mauritania: Higher Education Project Uganda: Uganda: Millennium Science Initiative Mozambique: Mozambique: Higher Education Project Strategic Learning Conferences, forums, workshops, partnerships, and organizations Conferences, forums, workshops, partnerships, and organizations

Universal Primary Education Fast Track Initiative Fast Track Initiative “partnership between donor countries and developing countries to accelerate progress towards achieving universal primary education” Technical knowledge and funding Has been very successful in student enrollment Policies implemented to ensure free universal primary education Policies implemented to ensure free universal primary education “Rising primary enrollment and completion rates have led to free universal secondary education” “Rising primary enrollment and completion rates have led to free universal secondary education”

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