Indeed, countries needed competent citizens in order to carry the economic development of the country. However, the economic situation was not favorable to an adequate development of the education systems. Faced with this observation, the international community has met on several occasions to reflect on ways to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

The first major meeting for education took place in Jomtien in 1990, where the international community then adopted five orientations:

• Universalizing access and promoting equity
• Focus on learning success
• Expanding the means and scope of basic education
• Strengthening the learning environment
• Strengthening partnerships

In 2000, the international community met again in Dakar with a single slogan “education for all” for the horizon 2015 and six objectives were retained:

• Early childhood care and education
• Access to compulsory and free quality primary education, especially for girls and for the poorest categories of children
• The acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary for everyday life
• The 50% improvement in the level of adult literacy
• Eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education
• Improving learning outcomes, particularly in reading and writing

Unfortunately, these objectives could only be partially achieved in 2015 despite numerous efforts on the part of the states and rather positive results overall.