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Lloyd, Cynthia B.; Mete, Cem; Grant, Monica J. – Economics of Education Review, 2009
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 developing-country setting in longitudinally tracking changes in both school and household environments. While grade retention has improved, girls' dropout rates remain fairly high.…
Descriptors: Females, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Foreign Countries
Sathar, Zeba Ayesha; Lloyd, Cynthia B.; Haque, Minhaj ul – 2000
Rising demand for schooling on the part of many Pakistani parents has immediate implications for the cost of children. To fulfill their educational aspirations, parents must invest more than they have in the past in each child both directly, in terms of various costs associated with school attendance and indirectly, in terms of missed…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Developing Nations, Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment