Costs and Financing of Higher Education in Francophone Africa (Africa Human Development)

Tertiary education in francophone Africa is confronted by a quick increase of enrollment and major budgetary constraints. This book analyzes the costs and the ways higher education is financed in 14 countries and runs various scenarios to test the sustainability of different options. It makes useful comparisons between countries that help identify policy measures to reduce costs and improve efficiency. In Order To Better Understand The Challenges And Opportunities Facing Higher Education Systems In Francophone Africa, This Book Takes Stock Of Their Situations, Highlights The Similarities And Differences In Strategies Between Countries And Indicates The Potential For Greater Flexibility In Order To Improve Financing As Well As The Internal And External Efficiency Of Higher Education Systems. It Then Uses Scenarios Of Future Possible Education Systems To Highlight Realistic And Sustainable Hypotheses For Countries. Finally, It Proposes Policy Tools That Would Enable Policy Makers And Heads Of Higher Education Institutions To Improve The Quality And Performance Of Systems While Planning Development.--book Jacket. Expenditures On Higher Education In Francophone Africa: Status And Trends -- Changes In Public Expenditure On Higher Education -- Dynamics And Structure Of Public Expenditure Per Student -- Level Of Household Contributions For Higher Education -- Pt. 2. Perspectives For Developing Higher Education In Francophone Africa According To A Budgetary Sustainability Logic -- Expanding Systems On The Basis Of Current Policies Is Not Financially Sustainable -- Alternatives To The Status Quo. Mathieu Brossard And Borel Foko. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 81-85) And Index. Despite a low enrollment rate in higher education of 3 percent on average, in comparison with 8 percent in countries with comparable levels of development, Francophone African countries are currently facing an immense challenge in terms of numbers. The increased social demand associated with the progress made in universal primary enrollment and the increase in secondary enrollment could cause the student population to grow from 800,000 in 2004 to approximately 2 million in 2015, and to double the coverage. This increase exacerbates the financial problems of higher education institutions and mi.