That is what happened in my country, Tanzania. From 2000 to 2009, the percentage of Tanzanian children enrolled in primary school more than doubled. These schools went from having just over 4 million pupils to 8.5 million, or 96 percent of all primary-school-age children. In other words, Tanzania now boasts near-full enrollment at the primary level.Which word from the paragraph BEST helps you understand that Kikwete is proud of the changes to Tanzania's education system?

How does using the word “vital” affect the tone of the sentence below?In short, Tanzania’s leaders, including me, recognized the vital importance of a strong education system and we committed ourselves to building one

As a member of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity, I have seen firsthand how often governments’ desire to move education up their list of priorities is thwarted by fear of budgetary shortfalls and domestic pressure. As a result, their promises to achieve universal primary education are consistently deferred.Which phrase from the article BEST helps to explain what “thwarted” means?

Clearly, the international community has an interest in supporting any government that makes the ostensibly obvious, yet practically difficult, decision to place education at the forefront of its agenda.Adding which of the following sentences to the selection would help the reader to understand what is meant by "ostensibly obvious"?

Often, governments work to provide for people's basic needs. These can include clean drinking water or roads to markets and hospitals. Education can fall by the wayside. But to let this happen is a mistake. Nothing can improve a country's future as well as education can.Based on the sentences, what does the author mean by saying that education can “fall by the wayside”?