The long-term effects of the free primary education policy on intergenerational mobility in Kenya: A household survey in 2015

Kentaro Shimada

International Journal of Educational Development, 2024, vol. 109, issue C

Abstract: This study examines Kenya's Free Primary Education policy's long-term effects on intergenerational mobility (IM). Children are likely to achieve a higher level of education than their mothers and fathers, especially those whose parents had no education. Analyzing the 1985–1994 cohort identifies a 1–3 % shift in IM compared to the 1985–1989 cohort, primarily driven by the rise of parental schooling. Kenya shows significant IM; thus, the background does not solely determine one's future. Kenya has a rate of return similar to the global average. Parental education's impact seems limited, and a child's education alleviates poverty.

Keywords: Kenya; Free primary education; Intergenerational mobility; Return to education; Instrument variable (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103109

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