School and teaching resources in Sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of the 2011 UIS Regional Data Collection on Education

This information bulletin presents new data on factors which affect the quality of education in public schools in sub-Saharan Africa. Data such as class size, availability of textbooks, number of newly-recruited teachers, and availability of basic school services (toilets, clean water and electricity) were collected among 45 countries in sub-Saharan Africa as part of an initiative designed to better meet regional needs for education indicators and analyses, especially for the monitoring of progress towards the goals of the African Union’s Second Decade of Education. Given their link to educational outcomes, the survey results can feed into overall programme design and policy development in order to improve the quality of education in schools of the region.