These children in the Wayalghin primary school in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, are some of the thousands of children who are now able to go to school and learn.  Burkina Faso made great progress in access to primary education: the enrollment rate in primary school soared from 37% in 2003 to 64% in 2012. The rate of children completing primary school also jumped from 27% to 56% over the same period. Thanks to important reforms implemented by the government with support from its partners, including a $102 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education, Burkina Faso is on a good path to make its education system more effective and give more children the chance to learn.

Read our story on how Burkina Faso has implemented reform to build a stronger education system.