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Africa Can Tackle Its 'Severe Learning Crisis,' Needs to Focus on Access and Quality, Says World Bank
March 05, 2018
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, March 5 -- The World Bank issued the following news release:

Africa faces a "severe learning crisis" that undermines economic growth and the well-being of its citizens, according to a new World Bank study. The region has made considerable progress in boosting primary and lower secondary school enrollment, but some 50 million children remain out of school, and most of those who attend school are not acquiring the basic skills necessary for success l . . .

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