[Edling] Africa is the world’s youngest continent – education is key to unlocking its potential

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

The Guardian

Africa is the world’s youngest continent – education is key to unlocking
its potential

After the Covid pandemic, millions of children, adolescents and youth were
out of school across sub-Saharan Africa. Only one in five children achieve
the minimum proficiency level in reading by the end of primary education.
Girls are particularly disadvantaged in the only region in the world not to
have achieved gender parity in enrolment at any level in the education
system, with one in three girls married before they turn 18. This trend,
while troubling, is not irreversible.

To build the Africa we want, we must finance quality education that equips
all our children with the knowledge and skills to succeed in the labour
market of tomorrow, and to secure a peaceful, prosperous and stable future.

Full story:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/feb/19/africa-education-key-to-progress-invest-in-children-nana-akufo-addo
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