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Author Brossard, Mathieu.

Title Costs and financing of higher education in Francophone Africa Mathieu Brossard and Borel Foko
Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 111 pages) : illustrations
Series Africa human development series
Africa Region human development series.
Contents Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword; Overview; Introduction; Part One; Expenditures on Higher Education in Francophone Africa: Status and Trends; Part Two; Perspectives for Developing Higher Education in Francophone Africa According to a Budgetary Sustainability Logic; Conclusion; References; Appendixes; Appendix A: Methodological Approach to Medium-Term Higher Education Strategic Planning; Appendix B. Statistical Tables; Index
Summary Despite a low enrollment rate in higher education of 3 percent on average, in comparison with 8 percent in countries with comparable levels of development, Francophone African countries are currently facing an immense challenge in terms of numbers. The increased social demand associated with the progress made in universal primary enrollment and the increase in secondary enrollment could cause the student population to grow from 800,000 in 2004 to approximately 2 million in 2015, and to double the coverage. This increase exacerbates the financial problems of higher education institutions and mi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-85) and index
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Subject Education, Higher -- Africa, French-speaking -- Finance
EDUCATION -- Finance.
Education, Higher -- Finance
Tertiärbereich
Hoger onderwijs.
Financiering.
French-speaking Africa
Frankophones Afrika
Franstalig Afrika.
Form Electronic book
Author Foko, Borel.
LC no. 2007050373
ISBN 9780821374696
0821374699
6611385843
9786611385842
1281385840
9781281385840
Other Titles Co?uts et financement de l'enseignement sup?erieur en Afrique francophone. English