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ERIC Number: EJ608641
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
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Primary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa--A Moral Issue, an Economic Matter, or Both?
Daun, Holger
Comparative Education, v36 n1 p37-53 Feb 2000
Rates of primary enrollment, female primary enrollment, private school enrollment, and literacy during 1960-92 were analyzed for 39 sub-Saharan African countries. Throughout the period, strongly Christian countries had higher enrollment and literacy rates than strongly Islamic countries, regardless of economic level, type of state, or colonial background. (Contains 85 references.) (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Christianity, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors, Educational Development, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Rate, Foreign Countries, Islam, Literacy, Religious Factors, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa
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