Strategies for Sustainable Financing of Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : Appendix 4 - Costs and Financing of Secondary Education in Ghana, A Situational Analysis

Lewin, Keith M.

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: CAPABILITY;    EDUCATION EXPANSION;    ENROLLMENT;    GROWING DEMAND;    KNOWLEDGE;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This thematic study discusses strategiesfor sustainable financing of secondary education inSub-Saharan Africa. The report provides insight into optionsfor financing the expansion of secondary education andtraining in Africa. This comes with a hefty price tag andpoints to the need to undertake fundamental reforms swiftly.This publication messages are clear: secondary education andtraining in Sub-Saharan Africa faces the challenge ofimproved efficiency and improved quality simultaneously witha fast growing demand. Sustainable financing will alsorequire more effective public-private partnerships, becausegovernments have many priorities and do not have a lot ofroom for significant additional public funding ofpost-primary systems. Educational reforms are needed toexpand enrollment in secondary schooling in affordable ways.These reforms will contribute to poverty reduction byincreasing the levels of knowledge, skills, and capability;diminishing inequalities in access that limit socialmobility and skew income distribution; and contributing tothe achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)that relate to education.