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A child’s first 5 years set them up for life. African study explores how to target education spending

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par Katherine Theiss, Assistant Professor of Economics, Radford University
Subha Mani, Professor of Economics, Fordham University

The first five years of life lay an important foundation for children’s future schooling, health and earnings. Yet over 77% (table 2) of children in sub-Saharan Africa don’t have access to early childhood care and education. This places them at risk of not reaching their development potential.

In response, governments across Africa are increasingly committing to expanding enrolment in pre-primary school.

But research suggests that…

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