Shaping the Sahel’s future in today’s schools: a commitment to provide quality education in Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Chad

Over the past 15 years, the Sahel countries have virtually doubled primary school enrollment and tripled secondary school enrollment. 

Despite these significant strides, a host of challenges still need to be addressed if the region hopes to achieve universal access to education and provide quality education for all its youth. Decisive action in this area is crucial for paving the way for future generations to build the future that they desire and the region to produce the human capital critical to its economic transformation. 

In partnership with the World Bank, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the G5 Sahel leaders will convene a Summit on Education in the Sahel on December 5, 2021 in Nouakchott. 

This summit aims to underscore the importance of quality education for human capital development in the region, secure the buy-in and support of policy makers to implement the reforms and investments needed to address learning poverty, and develop a road map for more effective investment in primary education over the next 10 years.