Inventories and sector analysis overviews

During 1898-95, the Working Group initiated a number of inventory and analytic overviews of education sector analysis.

Three documents were elaborated on sub-Saharan Africa during 1985-89 (Review of Recent Sector Studies and Preparation of a Sector Study Data Base, 1989), on South Africa during 1993-95 (After Apartheid, What? A Review of Externally Initiated, Commissioned, and Supported Studies of Education in South Africa, 1994) and on sub-Saharan Africa during 1990-94. The last one Analyses, Agendas and Priorities for Education in Africa, 1990-1994 presents approximately 240 education sector studies in the region.

National reviews of education sector analysis

Since 1996, WGESA has supported country-based and country-led reviews of education sector analysis. Presently, the Working Group is facilitating studies in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Lesotho  while the outcome of the review in Zimbabwe was published in 1999. The reviews are expected to provide inventories of education sector analyses in the country in question, facilitate co-operation and collaboration among the stakeholders in the education sector and to increase the understanding of the crucial link between research and policy-making and implementation.

Pilot initiatives in education policies

WGESA also provides technical and financial support to innovative national approaches on education policies. To date, WGESA has assisted national initiative in Ethiopia (which was completed in 1999), and in Mozambique and support the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADC) initiative.

Analytical work

Along with its activities at country and regional level, WGESA regularly summarizes the lessons from its ongoing activities and produce conceptual papers and articles. (See List of publications).

The activities of the Working Group are  described in Programme of Activities 2000-2001.