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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791242503321

Autore

Mingat Alain

Titolo

Developing post-primary education in Sub-Saharan Africa : : assessing the financial sustainability of alternative pathways

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2010

ISBN

1-282-65737-2

9786612657375

0-8213-8236-5

Descrizione fisica

xxiii, 208 pages ; ; 26 cm

Collana

Africa Human Development Series

Altri autori (Persone)

LedouxBlandine

RakotomalalaRamahatra <1959->

Disciplina

373.67

Soggetti

Education, Secondary - Economic aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Education, Secondary - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Finance

Sustainable development - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. THE POLICY CONTEXT; CHAPTER 3. METHODOLOGY AND DATA; CHAPTER 4. THE PRESSURE OF RISING ENROLLMENT; CHAPTER 5. COVERAGE OF POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION; CHAPTER 6. THE QUALITY AND REACH OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND RELATED UNIT COSTS; CHAPTER 7. EVALUATING THE FINANCING GAP; CHAPTER 8. SIMULATION RESULTS; CHAPTER 9. CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX A. RELATION BETWEEN TEACHER SALARIES AND COUNTRY INCOME LEVEL; APPENDIX B. BASIC DATA FOR 33 SSA COUNTRIES

APPENDIX C. SCHEMATIC SUMMARY OF SCENARIOSAPPENDIX D. AGGREGATE SIMULATION RESULTS; APPENDIX E. SIMULATION RESULTS BY COUNTRY; REFERENCES; INDEX; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Because of the remarkable progress that countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have made toward universalizing primary school completion (a Millennium Development Goal), many young Africans are completing primary schooling and many more will do so in the coming years. As they seek opportunities for further education, the pressure to expand



places in secondary and tertiary education, already strong at present, can be expected to intensify in the future. Finding a sustainable path for expansion is thus a challenge that all countries in the region are grappling with. This study seeks to provide African