What is the primary aim of Education for All (EFA) in development policy?

What is the primary aim of Education for All (EFA) in development policy?

• A. Universal access to education.
• B. Universal higher education attainment.
• C. Expanding private schooling.
• D. Eliminating all exams.

Answer: (A)

Education for All focuses on ensuring that everyone can access basic education. In development policy, the emphasis is on removing barriers—poverty, distance, gender norms, disability—so that all children can start and complete primary schooling and gain the foundational skills they need. This makes universal access to basic education the best fit for the primary aim. The other options shift focus away from basic education (toward higher education), rely on privatization, or involve eliminating exams, none of which aligns with EFA’s core goal of making basic education accessible to all.

Education for All focuses on ensuring that everyone can access basic education. In development policy, the emphasis is on removing barriers—poverty, distance, gender norms, disability—so that all children can start and complete primary schooling and gain the foundational skills they need. This makes universal access to basic education the best fit for the primary aim. The other options shift focus away from basic education (toward higher education), rely on privatization, or involve eliminating exams, none of which aligns with EFA’s core goal of making basic education accessible to all.