Achieved

Access to schooling in developing countries has improved since some 47 out of 163 countries have achieved

universal primary education  and an additional 20 countries are estimated to be  to achieve this goal by 2015.

However, huge challenges remain in 44 countries, 23 of which are in Sub-Saharan Africa. These countries are

unlikely to achieve universal primary education by 2015 unless domestic and international efforts are accelerated

substantially.