sub-saharan africa: PRIMARY SCHOOLING - RECENT TRENDS AND CURRENT CHALLENGES

This paper argues that achievement of the Millennium Development Goals of Education for All (EFA) by 2015 will not only require a level of international resources and commitment not yet seen, but will also require better tools for monitoring educational progress at the country level. The authors estimate that more than 37 million young adolescents aged 10-14 in sub-Saharan Africa will not complete primary school. Their estimates are based on data from nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys from 26 countries, collectively representing 83 percent of the sub-Saharan youth population.