EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES IN COLOMBIA 1904-58: NEW EVIDENCE FROM A REGIONAL LEVEL APPROACH

María José Fuentes-Vásquez

Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2019, vol. 37, issue 3, 443-478

Abstract: Regional economic differences in Colombia have persisted over time. The present study seeks to contribute to the debate on the territorial differences of the country through the identification of patterns of low coverage in both primary and secondary education between 1904 and 1958. The results, coinciding with other studies on income, show a tendency towards the formation of an educational cluster in the centre of the country and the existence of a human capital trap in the periphery. The results also suggest that there is a high correlation between fiscal capacity and enrolment rates. Finally, it can also be observed that territories with the highest enrolment rates are associated with high urban enrolment rates during the process of country-wide urbanisation.

Date: 2019
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