Educational gender gap in sub-Saharan Africa: Does the estimation method matter? A comparison using a sample of opposite sex twins

Marcos Delprato

International Journal of Educational Development, 2022, vol. 95, issue C

Abstract: A robust assessment of the gender educational gap addressing all channels behind gender discrimination is necessary. Using data for over 30 sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries and household and twin fixed-effects approaches, I estimate this inequality across the lifecourse, controlling for variables that are the same within households or twins, yielding a better understanding of the association of gender with education outcomes. Estimates show that gender inequality is still a significant barrier in SSA, but its extent is somewhat over-estimated by monitoring platforms of SGD4. The analysis indicates that more emphasis should be placed on investigating unobserved factors behind gender discrimination.

Keywords: Gender education gap; Household and twins fixed effects; SDG4; Sub-Saharan Africa; DHS surveys (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102683

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