The second report in the Spotlight series in Africa, Learning Counts, focuses on foundational numeracy and shows that teachers will struggle to effectively translate the curriculum into action in the classroom without support to address their knowledge gaps and their adverse classroom conditions, for example through easy-to-use teacher guides. Produced in partnership with the Association for Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the report is being launched today, 7 May, at the 2024 Conference of the African Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities. Along with the continental report, the country report for Zambia will be launched at the same event, along with H.E Douglas Munsaka Syakalima, Minister of Education, Zambia. It is the first Spotlight session on foundational learning as part of the African Union Year of Education. One in five children do not achieve minimum proficiency levels   Learning Counts compiles the latest out-of-school and completion rate statistics to show the...