Strategies for sustainable financing of secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Strategies for sustainable financing of secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa / Keith M. Lewin.

Investment in secondary schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa has been neglected since the World Conference on Education for All at Jomtien. The World Education Forum in Dakar began to recognize the growing importance of post-primary schooling for development. Only 25 percent of school-age children attend...

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Main Author: Lewin, Keith
Format: eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2008.
Series:World Bank working paper ; no. 136.
Africa Region human development series.
Subjects:
Education, Secondary > Economic aspects > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Education, Secondary > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Finance.
Sustainable development > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
EDUCATION > Finance.
Education, Secondary > Economic aspects
Education, Secondary > Finance
Sustainable development
Utbildning > finansiering > Afrika söder om Sahara.
Utbildning > ekonomiska aspekter > Afrika söder om Sahara.
Hållbar utveckling > Afrika söder om Sahara.
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Summary:Investment in secondary schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa has been neglected since the World Conference on Education for All at Jomtien. The World Education Forum in Dakar began to recognize the growing importance of post-primary schooling for development. Only 25 percent of school-age children attend secondary school in the region-and fewer complete successfully, having consequences for gender equity, poverty reduction, and economic growth. As universal primary schooling becomes a reality, demand for secondary schools is increasing rapidly. Gaps between the educational levels of the labor force.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 170 pages) : charts
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780821371169
0821371169
0821371150
9780821371152
1281239364
9781281239365
9786611239367
6611239367
Language:In English, with a French translation of the Executive Summary.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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