What works in 21st century skills education in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: This systematic review explores the relevance, implementation, and assessment of 21st century life skills education in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on socio-emotional learning, soft skills, and resilience. It identifies life skills as essential for youth development, particularly among vulnerable populations facing social and economic adversity. Despite policy recognition across sub-Saharan Africa, life skills integration into education systems remains inconsistent due to infrastructural gaps, teacher preparedness, and lack of culturally relevant frameworks. The review analyses 27 intervention assessments, revealing that experiential, structured, and contextually adapted pedagogies-particularly those targeting internal domains like self-esteem and self-efficacy-yield significant psycho

SUBMITTER: Akongo SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12641231 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature