Education is an essential element that underpins the social and economic advancement of any community, and quantifies its future sustainability. The value of education, therefore, cannot be understated, especially in Africa where more than 20 percent of its population is youthful.
However, Africa faces numerous challenges in the education sector which range from low enrolments, insecurity in institutions, academic theft, forgery of academic documents to lack of quality learning execution mechanisms. Statistics by UNICEF revealed that despite more than 90 percent of primary-school-age children having been enrolled in school worldwide, in sub-Saharan Africa, only 79 percent were enrolled in 2018.
Further details indicate that the number of out-of-school children has increased by 1.7 million since 2014 worldwide. But for Africa, a report by the World Bank shows that less than 10 percent of college-age students in sub-Saharan Africa (49 countries in total) are currently enrolled in higher education.
These statistics reveal a trend of factors that undermine Africa’s potential to sustainably develop and advance economically and socially through education.
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