Author: World Bank

Publisher: The World Bank

Keywords: Gross enrollment ratio, Human development, Enrollment, Universal primary education, Education and Training, Post-primary education, School attendance, Enrollment rate, Youth, Africa (sub-Saharan), Gross enrollment rates, Gross enrollment

Abstract:
This working paper discusses equity and efficiency issues in secondary education transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its main purpose is to identify and analyze national, regional, and local measures that may lead to the development of more efficient and seamless transitions between post-primary education pathways. In most African countries student transition from primary to junior secondary is still accompanied by significant repetition and dropout. Transitions within the secondary cycle also cause significant losses and should use more effective assessment and selection methodologies.

Subjects: Education and Training