DAR ES SALAAM, March 5, 2018 – Africa faces a “severe learning crisis” that undermines economic growth and the well-being of its citizens, according to a new World Bank study. Facing Forward: Schooling for Learning in Africa argues that learning levels across the region are alarmingly low. Progress in the region has been mixed and some countries, including South Africa and Zimbabwe, have universalized access to basic education (primary and lower secondary). Other countries, including Central African Republic, Liberia and Chad, which have been affected by conflict and political turmoil, are lagging behind even in primary school access. In most countries, however, despite rapid advances, richer children, urban children and boys have the highest access to lower secondary education.

Source: GNN Liberia March 04, 2018 21:33 UTC