Policies, Procedures and Strategies for the Allocation of Resources for Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, A Review of the Literature

Contrary to other areas of the education sector, research in educational financing raises only timid interest in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, financing is one of the keys to transforming educational systems into veritable instruments of socio-economic and technical development. This literature review carries out an examination of budgetary processes and procedures through various national experiences. It includes several financing and cost-sharing experiences at the primary and secondary levels. It also examines non-government financing in the light of the changes that have occurred in recent decades. The paper concludes by proposing future directions for education research., eng