... participation in primary, secondary and higher education hasincreased,theystilllagbehind in educationalattainmentbecauseofthecontinuingsevereinequalities in someareas. Education provision in manypublicschoolsisstillofpoorquality.Dropout and repetitionratesamongAfricansremainhighatprimary and ... greaterdemandfor and widerparticipation in higher education. This paper looks at the inequities in higher education and their consequences in thelabourmarketforpeoplewith higher education. Theinequalities in thetype and sourceofhumancapitalacquiredareoftenoverlooked, and itisarguedherethattheyperpetuateinequalitiesobserved in thelabourmarket.Inequities in acquiredhumancapitaleventuallyinfluenceeducationalattainment,which in turninfluenceslabourmarketprospects.Thisisreflected in theselectionorsiftingofthepotentialemployees in thelabourmarket.Thosewithlongeryearsofschoolinghavebetterprospects in thelabourmarket.Butalsoofsignificanceisthetypeofqualificationacquiredduringschooling. ... in particular–areinextricablylinkedtothelabourmarketstructure.Theytoalargeextentdeterminetheprospectsofgraduatesasjob-seekers.Actual and perceivedqualitydifferentials in education and in varioustypesofqualificationsaccountformostoftheinequities in thelabourmarket.Africanstendtostudy in fieldswithpoorereconomic and labourmarketoutcomes,eg.thehumanities and arts-relatedfields. In manycases,thisisnotbecausetheychooseto.ManyAfricansareconstrainedbytherequirementsofvariousdepartments in higher education institutions,lackoffinance and pooracademicbackgrounds,allofwhichmakeitdifficultforthemtocope and successfullycompletetheirstudies.Somearealsoconstrainedbyalackofcareerguidance and accesstoreliablelabourmarketinformationtoassistthemtomakeinformeddecisionsbeforeentering higher education. Inequities in education The education ...