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Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Comparative Analysis

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dc.contributor.authorMingat, Alain
dc.contributor.authorMajgaard, Kirsten
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-11T14:50:24Z
dc.date.available2013-04-11T14:50:24Z
dc.date.issued2012-06-26
dc.description.abstractAs 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.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8889-1
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-8889-1
dc.identifier.other10.1596/978-0-8213-8889-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13143
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Study;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAccess to Information
dc.subjectAccess to Secondary Education
dc.subjectadults
dc.subjectAge Cohort
dc.subjectAllocation to Primary Schools
dc.subjectAverage Education Level
dc.subjectaverage primary completion rate
dc.subjectaverage teacher salaries
dc.subjectAverage Teacher Salary
dc.subjectbasic education
dc.subjectbasic education cycle
dc.subjectclass sizes
dc.subjectClass-size
dc.subjectclassrooms
dc.subjectcognitive skills
dc.subjectCommunity involvement
dc.subjectcommunity teachers
dc.subjectcountry studies
dc.subjectcurriculum
dc.subjectdata on dropout rates
dc.subjectDistance to School
dc.subjectdropout rates
dc.subjectEducation Expenditure
dc.subjectEducation For All
dc.subjectEducation Policies
dc.subjecteducation policy
dc.subjecteducation programs
dc.subjecteducation sector
dc.subjectEducation Spending
dc.subjecteducation statistics
dc.subjecteducation system
dc.subjectEducation Systems
dc.subjectEducational Attainment
dc.subjecteducational institutions
dc.subjecteducational levels
dc.subjectEducational Outcomes
dc.subjectEducational Quality
dc.subjectEducational resources
dc.subjecteffective learning
dc.subjectEffectiveness of Education
dc.subjectEffectiveness of Education Systems
dc.subjectEffects of Education
dc.subjectEnrollment Data
dc.subjectenrollment rates
dc.subjectExam
dc.subjectExpansion of Education
dc.subjectFemale Teachers
dc.subjectfinal grade
dc.subjectfirst grade
dc.subjectformal education
dc.subjectfree textbooks
dc.subjectGender Disparities
dc.subjectGender Disparity
dc.subjectgender equity
dc.subjectGender Gap
dc.subjectGender Parity
dc.subjectGender Parity Index
dc.subjectGeneral Secondary Education
dc.subjectGER
dc.subjectGirls
dc.subjectGross Enrollment
dc.subjectGross Enrollment Rate
dc.subjectgross enrollment ratio
dc.subjectgross intake ratio
dc.subjectHealth Care
dc.subjecthigh dropout
dc.subjecthigh dropout rate
dc.subjecthigh rates of teacher absenteeism
dc.subjectHigher Education
dc.subjecthigher education institutions
dc.subjectHousehold Surveys
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjectInstructional Time
dc.subjectintake rate
dc.subjectintake rates
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.subjectKnowledge Development
dc.subjectLearning
dc.subjectLearning Achievement
dc.subjectLearning Outcomes
dc.subjectLevel of Education
dc.subjectLevels of Education
dc.subjectLife Expectancy
dc.subjectLiteracy
dc.subjectliteracy skills
dc.subjectLower Secondary Education
dc.subjectMathematics
dc.subjectministries of education
dc.subjectMultigrade classes
dc.subjectmultigrade teaching
dc.subjectnumber of repeaters
dc.subjectNumber of Schools
dc.subjectnumber of students
dc.subjectnumber of teachers
dc.subjectOut-of-School Children
dc.subjectParent-Teacher Association
dc.subjectPreschool education
dc.subjectPrimary Completion
dc.subjectPrimary Completion Rate
dc.subjectPrimary Completion Rates
dc.subjectPrimary Cycle
dc.subjectPrimary Education
dc.subjectPrimary Education Coverage
dc.subjectPrimary education spending
dc.subjectprimary gross enrollment
dc.subjectprimary gross enrollment rate
dc.subjectPrimary Level
dc.subjectprimary school
dc.subjectPrimary School Completion
dc.subjectPrimary School Completion Rates
dc.subjectPrimary School Construction
dc.subjectprimary school costs
dc.subjectprimary school fees
dc.subjectprimary school participation
dc.subjectPrimary school students
dc.subjectprimary school teacher
dc.subjectPrimary Schooling
dc.subjectPrimary Schools
dc.subjectPrimary Teacher
dc.subjectPrimary-School
dc.subjectprimary-school-age
dc.subjectprimary-school-age children
dc.subjectprimary-school-age population
dc.subjectPublic Education Spending
dc.subjectPublic Expenditure
dc.subjectpupil teacher ratio
dc.subjectPupil-Teacher Ratio
dc.subjectpupil-teacher ratios
dc.subjectQuality Education
dc.subjectRadio
dc.subjectReading
dc.subjectRegional Education
dc.subjectRepetition
dc.subjectretention of pupils
dc.subjectretention of students
dc.subjectRetention Rates
dc.subjectRural Areas
dc.subjectsanitation
dc.subjectsanitation facilities
dc.subjectScholarship Program
dc.subjectSchool Attendance
dc.subjectSchool Census
dc.subjectschool censuses
dc.subjectSchool Children
dc.subjectSchool Construction
dc.subjectSchool Coverage
dc.subjectSchool Distribution
dc.subjectSchool Effectiveness
dc.subjectschool enrollments
dc.subjectschool entrance age
dc.subjectSchool Entry
dc.subjectschool fees
dc.subjectschool furniture
dc.subjectSchool infrastructure
dc.subjectschool level
dc.subjectschool life
dc.subjectSchool management
dc.subjectschool places
dc.subjectschool principals
dc.subjectSchool Retention
dc.subjectschool year
dc.subjectSchooling
dc.subjectSchools
dc.subjectSecondary School
dc.subjectskilled personnel
dc.subjectskilled workers
dc.subjectSkills Development
dc.subjectsocial benefits
dc.subjectStudent Flow
dc.subjectStudent Learning
dc.subjectstudent learning outcomes
dc.subjectTeacher
dc.subjectTeacher Absenteeism
dc.subjectTeacher Deployment
dc.subjectteacher education
dc.subjectTeacher Recruitment
dc.subjectteacher salaries
dc.subjectTeachers
dc.subjecttertiary education
dc.subjectTest Scores
dc.subjecttextbook
dc.subjectTextbooks
dc.subjecttraining programs
dc.subjectUnemployment Rate
dc.subjectunemployment rates
dc.subjectUniversal Basic Education
dc.subjectuniversal primary completion
dc.subjectuniversal primary education
dc.subjectuniversal primary school completion
dc.subjectuniversal primary schooling
dc.subjectVitamin A
dc.subjectvocational education
dc.subjectyouth
dc.titleEducation in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Comparative Analysisen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-07-11
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.guid892631468003571777
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8889-1
okr.identifier.report70979
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicEducation
okr.unitEducation - East/Southern (AFTEE)
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