Why are the World Bank's Ambitions for SDG4 so mediocre in West Africa?
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- 16 Aug 2022
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The first regional strategy published in 20 years, suggests that the SDG4 target will not be hit and that frighteningly the World Bank will consider it a success if two thirds of the region’s children remain in learning poverty.
Less than eight years to the deadline set for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Western and Central African countries will miss the most important goal of all, SDG4, according to the World Bank’s new regional education strategy
The goal which is focused on education aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education, and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” It is strategic not only because of the role education plays in development but also because it directly impacts the possibility of attaining six other goals.
Despite the progress made in granting access to education over the past few decades, 70 percent of 10-year-old children in Western and Central Africa (WCA) are unable to read and understand a simple text and more than 32 million children remain out of school, the largest for any region globally. Read More...
