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Exploring the disparities in learning outcomes among the primary school students of Bangladesh

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  • Ahmmed, Sakil
  • Uddin, Mahtab

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This paper analyses disparities in learning outcomes among primary school students in Bangladesh associated with different background characteristics. The result of the study reveals that there is a clear disparity between the students from the poorest and richest households in achieving different learning skills while this gap increases over the primary school years. Moreover, there is a significant learning gap associated with parents' education, parents' awareness, and the overage status of the students, which continues to persist over the primary school years. However, we did not find any significant learning gap between male and female students. Finally, the study points to a regional disparity where the students from urban areas outperform their rural counterparts.

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  • Ahmmed, Sakil & Uddin, Mahtab, 2022. "Exploring the disparities in learning outcomes among the primary school students of Bangladesh," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:injoed:v:93:y:2022:i:c:s0738059322000943
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102644
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    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • C20 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - General

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