Post-primary education
Much importance has been placed on providing access to primary or basic education for all children. This has been enshrined in the Education for All goals and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in particular MDG target 3, which states that we should ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling by 2015. The relative successes of these efforts have meant that more children have completed primary school and are looking to attend post-primary education, putting added pressure on parts of the Education Sector which have perhaps not received as much investment as primary education. And whilst this increased investment in and support to primary education is not to be discouraged, it is necessary to realise the importance of providing support to the whole of the education sector for economic growth, for building advanced skills necessary for productive employment and in order to ensure smooth transitions from primary to post-primary education.
This key issues page looks at and provides access to recommended readings on three main issues within the larger issue of post-primary education, namely: why investing in post-primary education is important, how to invest in post-primary education and how to provide quality post-primary education.
This key issues page looks at and provides access to recommended readings on three main issues within the larger issue of post-primary education, namely: why investing in post-primary education is important, how to invest in post-primary education and how to provide quality post-primary education.
- The importance of secondary, vocational and higher education to development
- This practice paper gives a brief overview of the importance of investing in secondary, vocational and higher education in developing countries. It points to several benefits of investing in secondary and higher education, including the fact that it ensures sustainable economic growth and is crucial to reaching the Millennium Development Goals.
