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Experts warn Africa's highier education system cannot absorb rising youth numbers.
African universities cannot absorb the continent's youth population, forcing governments to treat technical training and professional certifications as equal pathways to jobs, experts have warned.
George Azanami, managing director for Sub-Saharan Africa at the Project Management Institute, and Dr Gavin Nkabinde, senior lecturer in project management at the University of South Africa, say Africa faces a twin challenge of limited university capacity and rising expectations among young people.
The authors note Africa has more than 460 million people aged between 15 and 51 and is expected to have the world's largest workforce by 2040. Tertiary enrolment stands at about 9 per cent compared with a global average of 38 per cent.
