Overcoming the Obstacles to EFA

Although increased efforts and investments have been devoted to educational development in Africa since 1990, a large proportion of the poorest groups are still excluded from primary education owing to obstacles beyond the control of ministers of education. Some of the obstacles blocking progress toward EFA are extreme poverty, HIV/AIDS, conflicts and emergency situations, corruption and inefficient resource utilization. The paper analyzes how these factors are holding back EFA and proposes means of overcoming them