Inequality in Educational Opportunity in India: Evidence and Consequence of Social Exclusion

Saswati Das ()
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Saswati Das: Indian Statistical Institute

Child Indicators Research, 2016, vol. 9, issue 1, No 4, 71 pages

Abstract: Abstract With alarming statistics of UNESCO, that millions of Indian children are still out-of school, this study intends to address three issues in Indian context, viz., (i) to measure inequality in educational opportunities across sex, regions and income groups; (ii) to identify the responsible demand and supply side variables with estimating their explanatory power too, and (iii) to check if empowering of adult women, in terms of education and workforce participation, appear as effective means in improving school attendance rates of Indian children. The study finds an inequality driven school attendance rates for Indian children.

Keywords: Education; Millennium development goal; Inequality; Woman empowerment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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