While COVID-19 has held back learning, the pandemic presents a historic opportunity to revamp education systems.
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Since 1999, extreme poverty has declined while rates of young people in education and employment have risen. Without investment though, the impact of the pandemic could see this progress imperilled,
South Africa is producing an oversupply of graduates in fields that don’t support economic growth.
With 70 percent of its people under 30 years, Nigeria needs to harness the strength in its youthful population.
The system is well-resourced for urban and well-off families, but leaves the poor and mostly rural youth inadequately prepared.
There are a few things South Africa needs to do to close the gap between what the education system produces and what the job market needs.
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor, University of Ibadan
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Distinguished Visiting Professor of Economics, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Demography, University of Ibadan
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Lecturer and researcher, North-West University
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Executive Director, Youth Impact, Senior Fellow, University of Oxford
