Early Childhood Education and Cognitive Outcomes in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study from Vietnam

Rogers Robert, Hai Ma, Tra Nguyen and Anh Ngoc Nguyen ()
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Rogers Robert: Development and Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN), Hanoi, Vietnam
Tra Nguyen: Development and Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN), Hanoi, Vietnam
Anh Ngoc Nguyen: Development and Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN), Hanoi, Vietnam
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Anh Ngoc Nguyen () and Anh Quynh Nguyen

No 1, Working Papers from Development and Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN), Vietnam

Abstract: Previous research shows that Early Childhood Education (ECE) positively impacts cognitive outcomes later in life. Few studies examine the impacts of time spent in ECE in developing countries. We use data from the Young Lives project in Vietnam with 2SLS regressions to estimate the impact of years spent in ECE on cognitive outcomes in adolescence. We find that one extra year in ECE corresponds to 21.8 percentage point (1.25 SD) and 30.8 percentage point (2.78 SD) increases in math and verbal cognition scores, respectively. Our estimates suggest that ECE is highly effective in Vietnam and is a potential strategy for bridging educational outcomes gaps.

Keywords: early childhood education; education outcomes; Vietnam; cognitive outcomes. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2018-01
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Journal Article: Early childhood education and cognitive outcomes in adolescence: a longitudinal study from Vietnam (2019)
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