Sustaining Educational and Economic Momentum in Africa

Examines the progress made by African countries toward the Education for All (EFA) goals for 2015 agreed at the Dakar 2000 World Education Forum. Of particular concern is the potential setback to the nascent efforts in many African countries to align the expansion of secondary and tertiary education more closely with the needs of the economy and to equip the workforce with the skills for economic competitiveness.