Tag Archives: SSA

Can Africa afford free education?

Posted on 27 January 2016 by GEM Report

Today, BBC World Service is holding a debate in South Africa around the question ‘Can Africa afford free education?’, which we have been helping them answer. Inequality in education: poverty as a major factor. The new agenda calls for 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Developing countries, Out-of-school children | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Education can break the bonds of child marriage.

Posted on 18 November 2015 by mdelprato

By Marcos Delprato, GMR researcher The GMR showed in 2013 that there would be 14% fewer child marriages if all girls had primary education. There would be 64% fewer births if they had secondary education. Continuing on this analysis, a study … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Asia, child marriage, Equality, Equity, Gender, Learning | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Hope for Nigeria

Posted on 29 May 2015 by Kate Redman

On 1 April the election took place in Nigeria for a new President. Today, Mr. Muhammadu Buhari is sworn in as President. This blog looks at the reasons for hope behind the priorities of the new government for education. Countering expectations, no … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Child soldiers, Conflict, Democracy | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

No Girl Left Behind – Education in Africa

Posted on 6 March 2015 by GEM Report

By Claudia Costin, Senior Director for Education at the World Bank, Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and Karen Mundy, Chief Technical Officer at the Global Partnership for Education. On International Women’s Day, let’s remember the challenges girls … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Equality, Equity, Gender, Human rights, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Poverty, Primary school, Quality of education, Sustainable development | Tagged , , | 18 Comments