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The Impact of Universal Primary Education on Socio-economic Outcomes: A Nigerian Experiment

In: Economic Policy Options for a Prosperous Nigeria

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  • Una Okonkwo Osili

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Universal education is widely viewed as critical to poverty reduction and economic growth. However, more than 100 million children in developing countries do not have access to primary school education. According to recent UNICEF statistics, 7.3 million Nigerian children, of which number 67 per cent are girls, are not enrolled in school. Over the past four decades, successive Nigerian governments have set targets and policies towards achieving universal primary education. Achieving universal primary education — and gender equality in education — remains an important policy objective for Nigeria and many other developing countries.

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  • Una Okonkwo Osili, 2008. "The Impact of Universal Primary Education on Socio-economic Outcomes: A Nigerian Experiment," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Paul Collier & Chukwuma C. Soludo & Catherine Pattillo (ed.), Economic Policy Options for a Prosperous Nigeria, chapter 15, pages 373-396, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-58319-1_16
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230583191_16
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