{"id":145,"date":"2017-07-09T13:56:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T13:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.skolera.com\/?p=145"},"modified":"2023-04-16T21:41:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T21:41:33","slug":"education-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/education-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Education In Africa: Challenges And Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa has had a long struggle with development, and perhaps the most important sector that needs developing in the continent is the education in Africa. Challenges in infrastructure and training have hindered the essential progress of education to help lift Africa to its potential. The spread of mobile technology and the gradual spread of the internet are opening the door to potential solutions that can grant access to knowledge to children and students throughout the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-request-a-free-demo\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3vPmryk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='mb-text'>Get started for FREE<\/span><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d432b31653b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d432b31653b\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/education-in-africa\/#Challenging_Statistics_of_education_in_Africa\" >Challenging Statistics of education in Africa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/education-in-africa\/#Steady_Improvement\" >Steady Improvement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/education-in-africa\/#EduTech_in_Africa\" >EduTech in Africa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/education-in-africa\/#EduWeek\" >EduWeek<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Challenging_Statistics_of_education_in_Africa\"><\/span>Challenging Statistics of education in Africa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>At least 30 million children do not complete primary school education<\/li>\n<li>8 of the 10 countries with the lowest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaionline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AAI-SOE-report-2015-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-primary net enrollment rates<\/a> are in sub-Saharan Africa<\/li>\n<li>No African country has achieved the universal primary education. For a country to achieve universal primary education, all children must have completed a full course of primary schooling.<\/li>\n<li>About half of all out-of-school African children will never step foot in a school in their lifetime<\/li>\n<li>Across Africa, secondary schools can accommodate only 36 percent of qualifying secondary students<\/li>\n<li>Seven out of 10 rural youth have never attended school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steady_Improvement\"><\/span>Steady Improvement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The number of children out of school in <a href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/topic\/education?locations=ZG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sub-Saharan Africa<\/a> has decreased by over 9 million over the past two decades<\/li>\n<li>The net enrollment rate in primary school has increased from 43% in 1975 to 78% in 2014<\/li>\n<li>Primary completion rate has increased from 46% in 1971 to over 65% in 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EduTech_in_Africa\"><\/span>EduTech in Africa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media-network\/2016\/apr\/04\/technology-bridge-learning-gap-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mobile phone penetration <\/a>rate: 73%<\/li>\n<li>Internet connectivity is scarce. Less than 5% of schools are connected in several countries, including Niger and Liberia<\/li>\n<li>Many countries face less than 20% availability of electricity in schools<\/li>\n<li>The spread of mobile phones has been described as \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/edutech\/surveying-ict-use-education-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explosive<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EduWeek\"><\/span>EduWeek<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Companies, organizations, and individuals who are keen to learn more about the efforts being carried out to improve education and educational technology in this precious continent meet for several events throughout the year. This week, they will meet at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationweek.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EduWeek <\/a>in Johannesburg, South Africa, where we will also attend and join the conversation and effort to improve education in Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-request-a-free-demo\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3vPmryk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='mb-text'>Sign up for free<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa has had a long struggle with development, and perhaps the most important sector that needs developing in the continent is the education in Africa. Challenges in infrastructure and training have hindered the essential progress of education to help lift Africa to its potential. 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