Why should boys have all the funds? Gender inequality in household education expenditure in India

Sandeep Kumar Tiwari and Kirtti Ranjan Paltasingh

International Journal of Educational Development, 2025, vol. 117, issue C

Abstract: An individual’s personality development and pursuit of a respectable livelihood are inextricably linked to their level of education. However, it is now a tool to free the oppressed from the bonds of poverty, injustice, and power rather than being limited to job searching. Therefore, family spending on early schooling is quite important. This study investigates gender-based disparity in educational spending in Uttar Pradesh, India, by religion.

Keywords: Education expenditure; Gender disparity; Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition; NSS; MPCE quintile; Religion; Caste (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I22 I24 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2025.103358

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