SEIA: At the Crossroads: Choices for Secondary Education in sub-Saharan Africa

The Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA) Synthesis Report, At the Crossroads:Challenges for Secondary Education and Training in sub-Saharan Africa, is theculmination of a multi-year SEIA work program. It is based on outputs fromSEIA Regional Conferences in Kampala, Dakar and Accra; eight thematic studieson secondary education produced by SEIA in partnership with Universitiesand recognized educational institutions from the North and the South, and aliterature review on secondary education. The report identifies policy optionsfor sustainable development of secondary education, provides an evidencebased foundation for discussion and partnership, and provides an explicit rationaleand policy framework for increased World Bank lending to secondary education