Of all regions, sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of education exclusion. Over one-fifth of children between the ages of about 6 and 11 are out of school, followed by one-third of youth between the ages of about 12 and 14. According to UIS data, almost 60% of youth between the ages of about 15 and 17 are not in school.
Without urgent action, the situation will likely get worse as the region faces a rising demand for education due to a still-growing school-age population.
Education in Africa remains of the major priority for OFSDAT activites because where children lack access to education, this result in poverty, violence, abuse, exploitation, and other undesirable results. Poverty and its related challenges contribute to high dropout rates.
Therefore, one of the goals of OFSDAT is to create opportunities for promising but impoverished African children and youths by providing:
