Education in Africa

Education in Africa can be divided primarily into pre-colonial and post-colonial influences. European-style schooling systems took a primary focus during heavy colonial influences in Africa. Particularly in West and Central Africa, education has been characterized by traditional teaching balanced with a European-style schooling systems residual of the continent's heavily colonial past.

Education in modern African societies is influenced by the lingering effects of colonialism, neocolonialism, and political instability caused by armed conflicts across the continent. Additionally, the lack of effective education strategies aligned with global and civilizational challenges, including the pressures of globalization, has further hindered progress.

Although the quality of education and the number of well-equipped schools and qualified teachers has been steadily increasing since the beginning of the colonial period, evidences of inequality still exist in educational systems based on region, economic status, race, and gender.