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 school...

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Main Authors:	Majgaard, Kirsten, Mingat, Alain
Format:	Publication
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
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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