The article explores the effect of primary school access, type (public vs. private), and quality
on parents' decision to enroll their children in rural Pakistan using a 1997 survey. The …

Despite large gains in girls' education over the last 25 years, today there are at least 80
countries where momentum has stalled. Elizabeth King and Rebecca Winthrop review in …

The world can only meet prescribed educational targets of the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) if all boys and girls complete free, equitable and quality primary and …

This paper considers evidence for the effects of policies on gender gaps in education,
distinguishing between policies that are ostensibly gender neutral and those that explicitly …

Using empirical methods, this paper examines household schooling and child labor
decisions in rural Bangladesh. The results suggest the following: poverty and low parental …

This study investigates head teachers' perspectives of the school dropout problem at public
secondary schools in rural Punjab, Pakistan. The study is based on qualitative methods and …

We assess factors affecting primary and middle school dropout in rural Punjab and
NorthWest Frontier Province over 6 years (1997–2004). These data are unique in a …

Differences in education between girls and boys persist in Pakistan, and the distribution of
household resources and socioeconomic disparities are compounding the problem. This …

This article has examined the implications of distance to secondary school on the
achievement of secondary and higher education in India. Using the 71st round of National …

We study the determinants of educational participation and gender differences in education
for young children in six Arab countries: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen …