Africa: Kids in school no higher than in 1980

In the year 2000 the probability of an African child attending primary school was no higher than it had been in 1980. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the lowest primary enrolments of any major region in the developing world and the number of African children out of school is increasing at a faster rate than anywhere else. Has Africa any hope of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of primary schooling for all and gender equity by 2015? A book, resulting from a major collaborative research project between the University of Sussex, nine African governments and the Forum for African Women Educationalists, assesses challenges in improving school enrolment and promoting gender equality.