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Title Sustaining educational and economic momentum in Africa / Africa Region Human Development Department
Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 51 pages)
Series World Bank working paper, 1726-5878 ; no. 195
Africa human development series
World Bank working paper ; no. 195.
Africa Region human development series.
Contents Political leadership to better align education and economic development -- Mutual accountability of ministers of finance and of education -- Education priorities in a challenging environment -- Skills development for economic growth in Africa -- Scope and barriers to pan-African cooperation in education and training -- Priorities for education financing and external aid -- Pressing on amidst the global crisis : next steps
Summary The conference brought together 44 African ministers of finance and of education from 28 African countries for a structured dialogue on sustaining Africa's economic and educational progress in the current context of a global economic slowdown. African countries have achieved laudable progress during the last decade towards the Education for All (EFA) goals for 2015 that were agreed in Dakar in 2000, particularly with regard to Universal Primary Education (UPE). This progress reflects the combined impact of several factors, notably courageous education reforms, substantially increased public financing of education made possible largely by sustained economic growth and increased political priority for education-and greater inflows of external aid for education. The momentum may be jeopardized, however, by the current worldwide economic downturn. Tightening domestic budgets and external aid could increase the difficulty of sustaining policy reform and strategic investments, thereby putting at risk the hard won gains of the last ten years. They could also undermine Africa's efforts to develop post basic education and training and delay achievement of key goals of the African Union's Second Decade for Education in Africa. The result would be to frustrate the aspirations of the increasing numbers of African youth who seek to go beyond primary education and to deny their prospective employers the skilled workforce that could help boost business competitiveness and economic growth. The emerging global economic circumstances provided a key rationale for the Conference. Its purpose was to stimulate dialogue among senior policy makers on policy options to achieve a mutually reinforcing relation between education and the economy
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Subject Education -- Economic aspects -- Africa -- Congresses
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
Economic history
Education -- Economic aspects
Education, Special Topics.
Education.
Social Sciences.
Africa -- Economic conditions -- Congresses
Africa
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author World Bank. Africa Regional Office. Human Development Department.
ISBN 9780821383797
0821383795
9780821383339
0821383337