Africa's Twin Education Crisis Drains Economies, Fuels Instability

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Africa's twin education crisis is reinforcing inequalities and fuelling political instability, according to a new report published today by the Africa Progress Panel, referring to both the quality and quantity of African education.

Between 2000 and 2009, the number of children out of school dropped from 42 million to 30 million, but - with the world's fastest growing population - Africa is still on track to have 17 million children out of school in 2025, a decade after the world's 2015 target date for universal primary education.

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