Primary School Enrolment In South-Sudan: Evidence From Cross-Sectional Survey Data
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Date
2019Author
Nyantiop, Martha A
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ThesisLanguage
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In spite of the important role of human capital investment in a country’s socioeconomic
development, primary school enrolment in Sub-Sahara Africa and
particularly in South-Sudan remains very low. This study examines the correlates of
primary school enrolment rates in South-Sudan using a binary Probit regression
model applied to a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of 3,550
households. We establish that individual, household and community factors are
influential in the enrolment decision. In relation to individual correlates, we find that
boys are 7.5% more likely to be enrolled than girls. Similarly, an additional year of a
child’s age increases enrolment by 4.9%. In terms of household correlates, we find
that household size, asset ownership, paternal and maternal age and education are
directly correlated with enrolment while inversely related to higher household
expenditure. In terms of community characteristics, we observe that enrolment is
inversely related to distance to the nearest school and being a rural resident. Finally,
the evidence reveals the existence of wide regional and gender differentials in school
enrolment in South-Sudan. Based on these findings we conclude that gender and
regional gaps require intervention to avoid the negative externalities of low human
capital on the economy and it is recommended that subsidization of primary education
will ultimately incentive parents to enrol their children as the cost of enrolling a child
will have been cutback. Similarly, the government needs to invest in the infrastructure
and ensuring schools are within reach.
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University of Nairobi
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