Introduction

The Regional Coordination Group on SDG4-Education 2030 in West and Central Africa (RCG4-WCA) supports the integration, implementation and follow-up of SDG4-Education 2030 in the West and Central Africa region, taking into account the development contexts and aspirations of each country.

The RCG4-WCA enables all major regional actors involved in the development of education in WCA to come together to define and coordinate collective strategies and joint actions in advocacy, technical assistance, and capacity building, and to exchange best practices, tools, and information for more inclusive, responsive, and resilient education systems.

Transforming learning and skills development in Africa: 2nd Continental Report

The second report monitoring the Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2016 - 2025 (CESA 16 - 25) and Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4)jointly published by UNESCO, UNICEF and the African Union, provides a comprehensive assessment of the latest progress towards the targets set for education in Africa. 

2nd Continental Report_SDG4 & CESA 16-25

Publications

Transforming learning and skills development in Africa - 2nd Continental Report
UNESCO, African Union, UNICEF
2025
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Education in Africa: Placing Equity at the Heart of Policies
UNESCO Office Dakar and Regional Bureau for Education in Africa
African Union
2023
First UNESCO - African Union Continental Report on SDG4 and CESA
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Education in Africa: Placing Equity at the Heart of Policies Executive Summary
UNESCO Office Dakar and Regional Bureau for Education in Africa
African Union
2023
UNESCO
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Improving the use of evidence for education policy, planning and implementation: strategic review

Commissioned in late 2021 by the UNESCO Education 2030 Section, this study offers recommendations to the SDG4-Education 2030 High-Level Steering Committee (HLSC). The key suggestions include:

  • Implementing all three pathways for effective use of research and evidence: products, relations, and systems change.
  • Supporting regional hubs to enhance regional and national processes.
  • Increasing global, regional, and national advocacy and resource mobilization efforts.
Results of the African Consultation on the 2024 Global Education Meeting and its Outcome Document
UNESCO Regional Office in Dakar, UNESCO Regional Office in Nairobi, UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office

Summary of the and West & Central Africa and Eastern & Southern Africa subregional consulations on the 2024 Global Education Meeting (GEM 2024).

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Learning assessments in Sub-Saharan Africa
Varly, Pierre
UNESCO Office Dakar and Regional Bureau for Education in Africa
Regional Coordination Group on SDG 4-Education 2030 in West and Central Africa
Teaching and Learning Educators’ Network for Transformation
2020
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Effective use of large-scale learning assessments to improve learning outcomes and education system reform
Regional Coordination Group on SDG4 in West and Central Africa (RCG4-WCA); Teaching and Learning Educators’ Network for Transformation
2020
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Levels of learning are alarmingly low: if younger generations don't learn, how can they contribute to the sustainable development of Africa?
Djioze-Gallet, Valérie
UNESCO Office Dakar and Regional Bureau for Education in Africa
Ruscelli, Davide
Regional Coordination Group on SDG 4-Education 2030 in West and Central Africa
Teaching and Learning Educators’ Network for Transformation
October 2018
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