ERIC Number: EJ1333650
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 18
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ISSN: EISSN-2331-186X
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Determinants of Disparities in Primary School Enrolment in South Sudan
Amutabi, Cyprian; Agoot, Martha Nyantiop
Cogent Education, v8 n1 Article 1989996 2021
Despite the consensus on the vital role of human capital investment towards a country's socio-economic development, school enrolment levels in South Sudan remain dismal with no empirical study conducted to unravel the same. Using the 2016 South Sudan Frequency Survey data, this study sought to unravel the determinants of primary school enrolment in South Sudan with a central focus on the role of the community characteristics. The study also aimed at exploring the disparities in primary school enrolment along the gender and employment perspective lens. The probit model findings revealed that the more time is taken in accessing a primary school, hospital, or food outlet facilities, the lower the probability of a child enrolling in school. School enrolment levels were found to be highest in the Central Equatoria state but lowest in the Lakes state. Furthermore, wide employment and gender differentials in school enrolment rates exist with boys being accorded more preferences than girls. Gender sensitization at the household, community, and state levels as well as the subsidization of primary education are vital in incentivizing parents to enroll their children in school. Similarly, high investment in better infrastructural facilities would ensure schools, hospitals, and water sources are within the reach of school-going children.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Enrollment, Probability, Geographic Regions, Employment Level, Gender Bias, Human Capital, Community Characteristics, Family Income, Educational Attainment, Parent Background, Family Structure
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Sudan; Cameroon; Cote d'Ivoire; Kenya; Ghana; South Africa; Uganda
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