Useful sources about Africa

This research report uses data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics to investigate the financing of education in sub-Saharan Africa, specifically looking at the challenges of education expansion, equity and quality.

The Education in Africa database by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics provides data on school standards on the continent.

"Sharing higher education’s promise beyond the few in Sub-Saharan Africa" is a World Bank study published in 2017. It gives insight into the demand for and supply of tertiary education, and educational disparities, in sub-Saharan Africa.

The African Elections Database provides data on elections in sub-Saharan Africa, sourced from public information. It is unclear whether the data is kept updated, as recent electoral changes in countries such as Ethiopia and South Africa are not included. It does, however, provide historical data.