This programme is based on two questions: which obstacles really undermine education systems and what can be done to improve on what has already been done? A unique feature of the IIEP-UNESCO Dakar programme to support the management of education quality is that it analyzes these questions from a new angle, that of the role of actors at all levels of the education system and helps them to identify the difficulties they face.

The administrations, staff, partners and resources are available to carry out strong reforms. However, if the Ministry of Education is to live up to its ambitions, improvements in the way the chain of transmission of directives works and in the involvement of teams in the field are essential.

Despite the federal government’s commitment to provide compulsory basic education to the children of Nigeria, economic and social factors combined with security issues in parts of the country, have reduced its ability to offer all young people the same quality of learning denting the impacts of the commitment.