Keeping the Education Promise in Africa: The Number of Out-Of-School Children Surpasses The 100 Million Mark!

Over 100 million children and adolescents in Africa are out of school. This threatens Africa’s development promise and human capital gains made since Dakar 2000.

Therefore, it is important to address the plight of out-of-school children, as this continues to deny Africa the benefits of education, including a knowledge-driven, productive economy anchored in human capital and leveraging technology, including recent advances in science such as AI-driven innovations.