According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Africa’s current primary school enrollment is above 80% on average, recording significant increases in elementary school enrollment globally. However, the expansion in enrollment “masks huge disparities and system dysfunctionalities and inefficiencies.” Most African education programs suffer from low-quality teaching and learning, inequality, and exclusion at all levels. The lack of learning infrastructure in the education sector contributes to poor performance in education.
Barriers to quality education include lack of school facilities (where in some schools, there are more than 100 pupils in a classroom), lack of enough teachers, and lack of adequate school supplies and furniture such as books, desks, and chairs.
