ERIC Number: EJ793411
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jul
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0738-0593
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Back to School in Afghanistan: Determinants of School Enrollment
Guimbert, Stephane; Miwa, Keiko; Nguyen, Duc Thanh
International Journal of Educational Development, v28 n4 p419-434 Jul 2008
One of the first achievements of post-conflict Afghanistan was to bring almost 4 million children back to school. Issues remain daunting, however, with low primary enrollment especially for girls and in rural areas and very weak learning achievements. We review some key features of the education system in Afghanistan. By matching household and school data, we assess the impact of various factors on enrollment. Overall, the analysis indicates that further increasing supply alone is unlikely to lead to higher enrollment. The analysis confirms the importance of demand factors such as the education of parents, the family language, and other community and ethnic factors.
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Enrollment Trends, Rural Education, Gender Differences, Access to Education, Academic Achievement, Parent Influence, Educational Attainment, Language Usage, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
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Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Afghanistan
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