Education in Southern Africa is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. With chapters written by leading regional education experts, the book explores the education systems of each country and critically examines the development of education provision as well as local and global contexts. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this it is an essential reference for students, researchers, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels.