The determinants of school attainment in sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of Ghana

Paul Glewwe and Nauman Ilias
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Nauman Ilias: Policy Research Department, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA, Postal: Policy Research Department, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA

Journal of International Development, 1996, vol. 8, issue 3, 395-413

Abstract: This paper investigates the factors that determine educational attainment in Ghana. The following specific questions are addressed: 1) What are the relative impacts of economic growth and improvements in school quality on educational attainment? and 2) What policy variables are most effective for reducing the gender gap in educational attainment? We find that economic growth will play the most significant role in raising the school attainment in Ghana in future years. Continued economic growth should also reduce the gender gap substantially. In addition to economic growth, provision of blackboards and repairing of leaking roofs will significantly raise school attainment.

Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199605)8:3<395::AID-JID383>3.0.CO;2-E

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