Privatization of Education and Labor Force Inequality in Urban Francophone Africa: The Transition from School to Work in Ouagadougou

Anne E. Calvès, Jean-François Kobiané and N’Bouké, Afiwa

World Development, 2013, vol. 47, issue C, 136-148

Abstract: As in many other francophone African countries, there has been increased privatization of the school system in Burkina Faso since the 1990s, especially in urban areas. Based on a unique retrospective survey conducted in Ouagadougou, this research investigates a largely unexplored issue in Africa: the impact of private schooling on subsequent transition to paid employment. While private schooling accelerates entry into the paid labor market and increases the odds of getting a waged first job, multivariate analyses reveal that this advantage is caused by differentials in the educational attainment and socio-economic origin of school-leavers from private and public schools.

Keywords: private education; transition from school to work; youth employment; employment inequality; sub-Saharan Africa; Burkina Faso (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.03.001

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