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Guinea-Bissau takes part in launch of PASEC 2024 education results

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A Guinea-Bissau delegation is taking part in Dakar in the launch of the 2024 PASEC results, a programme assessing education systems, particularly reading and mathematics. The ceremony is being held on 22 and 23 October and brings together ministry officials and partners, according to Guinea-Bissau’s Education Ministry, as quoted by ANG.

Guinea-Bissau is taking part in Dakar on 22 and 23 October 2026 in the international launch of the results of the 2024 PASEC assessment of education systems. The Guinean delegation is led by Jailson Cuino, the programme’s national coordinator at the Ministry of Education, according to the ministry’s Facebook page, as consulted by the ANG news agency.

The meeting brings together government ministry officials, representatives of the Conference of Ministers of Education of French-speaking Countries and Governments (CONFEMEN), as well as technical and financial partners. It aims to present and analyse the assessment results and strengthen commitments to education quality.

The delegation also includes Braima Mané, CONFEMEN’s correspondent in Guinea-Bissau, and Amadu Uri Djaló, the ministry’s communications officer. Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is due to preside over the official opening ceremony.

Created in 1991 by CONFEMEN, PASEC assesses pupils’ achievements, particularly in reading and mathematics. Its analyses are intended to help governments identify learning difficulties and improve education policies, teaching and teacher training.

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