By Tonia Uduimoh
Africa, home to over 1.3 billion people, is a continent rich in diversity, culture and potential. Yet, it faces significant challenges, particularly in the education sector. According to UNESCO, globally, 16 per cent of children and youth (covering primary to upper secondary) are not attending school. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for close to 30 per cent of all out-of-school children globally. Although huge progress has been made in the last 20 years on access to school, the region unfortunately remains the worst performing globally on learning, with nine out of 10 children unable to read with understanding and do basic Mathematics by age 10 (World Bank, 2022). Furthermore, the continent’s education system is marked by severe disparities: girls are 1.5 times more likely to be excluded from primary education compared to boys and children in rural areas are twice as likely to be out of school as those in urban areas.
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Source: Thisday Newspaper
