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ERIC Number: EJ440051
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Female Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Key to Development?
Browne, Angela W.; Barrett, Hazel R.
Comparative Education, v27 n3 p275-85 1991
In sub-Saharan Africa, aggregate data show that female literacy is associated with higher agricultural productivity and is more strongly correlated than GNP with mortality and immunization rates of young children. A case study of Gambia confirms these relationships, with high female illiteracy apparently impeding both human and economic development. Contains 36 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Child Health, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Elementary Education, Enrollment, Enrollment Influences, Females, Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Infant Mortality, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Africa (Sub Sahara); Gambia