School participation in rural Pakistan: A situation analysis

Jamal, Haroon (2014): School participation in rural Pakistan: A situation analysis.

Abstract

The study highlights the major characteristics of schooling in rural Pakistan by providing a situation analysis in terms of access, equality and quality of education. A cohort-wise analysis for primary (5-9 age cohort) and secondary (10-14 age cohort) levels is carried out to look at the prevailing situation across provinces in terms of enrolment status, trends in participation and gender disparities. The relationship between poverty and education is also ascertained and factors obstructing entry to schooling in rural Pakistan are explored

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Rural Pakistan, Education Access, Education Inequality, Determinants of School Participation
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I21 - Analysis of Education; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being

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