Relative Analysis of Out-of-School Rates in Lower Secondary Education Between Eastern Africa and Western Africa.

Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) is one of the 17 Sustainable development goals established by the United Nations. It aims at ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all. Out-of-school rate (Lower secondary education) which is the SDG goal 4.1.4 under SDG 4 (Quality Education) focuses on the percentage of children or young people in the official age range for a given level of education who are not attending lower secondary.

Our goal with this comparative analysis is to provide meaningful insights into Eastern and Western Africa's unique educational challenges. By understanding the relative factors that contribute to out-of-school rates, we aim to mitigate them through our analysis to promote inclusive and accessible lower secondary education in these regions.