Education as a Human Right – Exploring the African Context

Abstract

This article submits that the right to education is a fundamental human right and it notes a plethora of changes and subsequent conventions after the 1948 declaration of human rights, all in attempt to enforce the right to education. Despite all the convections, the right to education continues to be violated as children in most African countries are still paying fees at primary school level. The article also notes contextual narratives that affects the implementation of the right to education such as historical perspectives, financial matters and recently how this right has been curtailed by the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Right to education, human right, right to inclusive education, effects of COVID-19

JEL Classification: I24