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Missing the target? Government commitment to education sector funding in Sub-Saharan Africa 2000–2023

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It is assumed (at least implicitly) that the SDG4 Education for All targets are unlikely to be achieved unless governments commit at least 20% of total government expenditure to the education sector. This article focuses, therefore, on analysing medium-long term trends in the education funding share (EFS) for 40 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa since 2000. The two main conclusions are that the EFS is currently above 20% in less than 10% of these countries and that the EFS has been steadily declining in around half of all countries in SSA.

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  • Bennell, Paul, 2024. "Missing the target? Government commitment to education sector funding in Sub-Saharan Africa 2000–2023," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:injoed:v:108:y:2024:i:c:s0738059324000798
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103057
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    1. Bennell, Paul, 2024. "An education revolution: The privatisation of schooling in capital city conurbations in Sub-Saharan Africa," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 105(C).
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