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Online training a path to education in Africa despite poor awareness

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Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the largest regions in the world and has the lowest rates of participation in higher education anywhere in the world.

The World Bank reported in 2020 that only 9.4 per cent of the region's tertiary education age group is enrolled. The global average ratio is 38 per cent.

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