Exploring regional and gender disparities in Beninese primary school attendance: A multilevel approach

Kyle McNabb

No wp-2017-70, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This study combines household survey data from the Beninese Demographic and Health Survey with school supply statistics in order to investigate regional and gender disparities in primary school attendance rates in Benin. Despite almost unparalleled increases in enrolment since the 1990s, Benin remains virtually ignored in the literature surveying school attendance. Results of a logistic regression model highlight the important role played by factors such as household wealth and religion and show that, despite progress, gender disparities in education persist in Benin.

Keywords: Economic development; Demand for schooling; Africa; School attendance; Multilevel model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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