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Following the 1990 World Conference on Education for All, many developing countries have successfully increased basic school enrolment and completion rates. The resultant growth in the numbers of qualified secondary school applicants, however, has not been accompanied by a comparable increase in educational opportunities. In most developing countries with secondary school gross enrolment rates (GER2s) 2 of less than 40%, there has been no significant increase in enrolment rates over the past decade. In countries with GER2s from 40% to 70%, the average rate has only increased from 49% to 56%. This means that, despite the remarkable gains in access Original language: English Keitb Lewin (United Kingdom) Professor in Education at the University of Sussex and Director of the Centre for International Education. He has worked widely in Africa and Asia over the last twenty-five years for a variety of international agencies and governments. He was a presenter on the financing of education at the Jomtien and Dakar World Conferences on Education for All. He has worked extensively with the IIEP on financing issues. Most recently he has been advising DFID on the implications of globalization for education. His publications include books on science education for development, educational financing in developing countries, and educational innovation.

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