Universal Primary Education and School Entry in Uganda
Universal Primary Education and School Entry in Uganda
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DOI：
10.1093/jae/ejn015
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发表时间：
2009-03-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Grogan, Louise
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作者：
Grogan, Louise
本文探讨了1997年1月乌干达实行普及初等教育对入学率的初步影响。鉴于入学年龄偏高历来与小学辍学有关，本文件重点讨论取消学费对儿童入学年龄的影响。2000年乌干达人口和健康调查和2001年教育数据调查的数据被用来审查普及初等教育对儿童在9岁以前开始上学的可能性的影响。在普及初等教育下取消学费导致这一概率平均增加3%。对生活在农村地区的女孩和儿童的影响尤其明显。
This paper examines the initial effects of the introduction of Universal Primary Education (UPE) in January 1997 on school entry in Uganda. Given that advanced age at school entry has historically been associated with primary school dropout, the paper focuses on the the effects of fee elimination on the age at which a child enters school. Data from the 2000 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey and 2001 Education Data Survey are employed to examine the effects of UPE on the probability that a child begins attending school before age nine. School fee elimination under UPE is found to cause a 3% increase in this probability on average. Effects are found to be particularly pronounced for girls and children living in rural areas.