Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 March 2026:
Over the past 25 years, participation in early childhood education (Pre-primary schooling) has increased worldwide. The fastest progress occurred in the three regions and subregions that had the lowest starting levels: Northern Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and Western Asia.
Each of them grew by 1.1 percentage points per year on average and did not have a major slowdown after 2015.
Global net enrolment rates in pre-primary education followed a similar pattern and rose faster, from 41% in 2003 to 54%…


