Continental Assessment Framework

Education is the cornerstone of Africa’s future. It is the key to unlocking the ambitions of Agenda 2063, the Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA), and the global commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 4. Yet, despite important progress, one major obstacle has persisted: the absence of reliable, comparable learning data across our continent. Many countries assess learning at the national level, and regional initiatives such as PASEC and SEACMEQ provide valuable insights. But taken together, these efforts are fragmented, leaving us without a unified picture of how well Africa’s children are learning.