The Impact of Maternal Education on Early Childhood Development: The Case of Turkey

Deniz Karaoglan (), Serap Sagir, Meltem Dayioglu and Dürdane Saraçoglu
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Deniz Karaoglan: Gebze Technical University
Serap Sagir: Middle East Technical University, Department of Economics
Meltem Dayioglu: Middle East Technical University, Department of Economics
Dürdane Saraçoglu: Middle East Technical University, Department of Economics

No 1652, Working Papers from Economic Research Forum

Abstract: In this paper, we investigate the relationship between mother’s education level and the development of young children in Turkey using representative microdata from the 2018 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS). The data include detailed information about the developmental status of young children of 36-to-59 months old. We find that only when the mother has at least a high school level education, there is a positive impact on the child’s developmental status as summarized the Early Childhood Development (ECD) index, which is an index constructed based on the child’s four developmental domains. We also show that the household’s wealth is also positively associated with the child’s developmental status, particularly in the socioemotional and the learning readiness domains.

Pages: 26
Date: 2023-08-20, Revised 2023-08-20
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