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Research Summary: PASEC 2024: Africa's children are starting strong. But we must help them finish well.
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- Association for the Development of Education in Africa
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- Aziz Shuaib Ausi
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- 26 October 2026
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Results from the PASEC 2024 learning assessment across 16 Sub-Saharan African countries reveal that while early-grade reading attainment has improved, the majority of students continue to complete primary education without mastering essential reading and mathematics competencies.
Why it matters
Early gains in foundational literacy cannot translate into economic and human capital dividends if learning trajectories collapse before primary completion. Addressing the disparity between initial school success and exit outcomes is essential for long-term workforce productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa. Sustained institutional performance requires educational systems to preserve and scale early capability gains throughout the entire primary cycle.
Key insights
- More primary students in 16 African countries are acquiring early reading skills than in previous periods.
- A majority of pupils still exit primary school without attaining basic competencies in reading and mathematics.
- PASEC (Programme d’analyse des systèmes éducatifs de la CONFEMEN) provides regionally administered assessment data across francophone and non-francophone nations including Nigeria and Guinée-Bissau.
- The source text cuts off mid-sentence, limiting detailed visibility into country-level variations and complete methodology.
Source
Association for the Development of Education in Africa — https://www.adeanet.org/en/blogs/pasec-2024-africa-children-are-starting-strong-must-help-them-finish-well
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