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Male, Chata; Nayihouba, Ada; Wodon, Quentin – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2021
The term Koranic school is often used to describe schools that are not part of the formal education system and typically place a strong emphasis on memorising the Koran in Arabic, as well as on knowledge of Islamic religious education and practice. Using data from Niger as a case study, this paper provides data on trends in the share of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Islam, Religious Schools, Literacy
Elmallakh, Nelly; Wodon, Quentin – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has renewed concerns about how shocks may affect religious and other private schools in low-income countries, especially when they do not benefit from state support. By reducing parental incomes, shocks -- not only epidemics but also natural disasters and conflicts, reduce overall enrollment in school. But they may also lead…
Descriptors: Religious Schools, Enrollment, Foreign Countries, School Choice
Wodon, Quentin – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2020
This paper is the second in a set of two on the extent to which Catholic and other faith-based schools are serving the poor well. Catholic and other faith-based schools reach millions of children who live in poverty, yet this does not necessarily mean that they are serving these children well enough. The paper considers two separate issues. First,…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Poverty, Religious Education, Values Education
Wodon, Quentin – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2019
Serving the poor is a prime component of the mission of Catholic and many other faith-based schools. Do the schools succeed in doing so? This paper and a companion paper focusing on learning aim to answer this question. In this paper, the focus is on schooling or enrolment in school. The paper considers first global and regional data on the number…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Religious Education, Poverty, Preschool Education