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Title: | Determinants of school enrolment and education attainment: empirical evidence from Kenya |
Authors: | Kabubo-Mariara, Jane Mwabu, Domisiano K. |
Year: | 2007 |
Periodical: | South African Journal of Economics |
Volume: | 75 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 572-593 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Kenya |
Subjects: | primary education academic achievement secondary education educational policy |
External link: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2007.00138.x/pdf |
Abstract: | This paper investigates the determinants of demand for schooling in Kenya. Probit and ordered probit methods are used to model enrolment and attainment respectively. The results show that child characteristics, parental education and other household characteristics, quality and cost of schooling are important determinants of demand for education services in Kenya. The results further show that girls would be more affected by policy changes than boys. The findings call for targeting in efforts to boost and sustain demand for schooling in Kenya. The study recommends immediate policy interventions focusing on improving quality of education and poverty alleviation. App., bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |