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Formal school or Koranic school? Determinants of school type choice in Senegal

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This paper uses data from a novel household survey from the northernmost region of Senegal, Saint-Louis, in order to jointly analyse enrolment in formal and Koranic schools. The data-set includes detailed information on the education and current enrolment status of all household members. In the sample, 20% of children aged 6–14 are not enrolled in any type of school, while the majority (43%) are enrolled in both a formal and a Koranic school. Multinomial logit techniques are employed to jointly analyse enrolment in formal and Koranic schools. Specifically, these models allow for the possibility that a child combines formal and Koranic schooling. Results indicate that younger children and boys seem to favour Koranic schools, while older children and girls are more likely to attend a formal school. These results contribute towards explaining gender equality in Senegalese primary education that stands in sharp contrast to a general disadvantage of girls in other West African countries.

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  • Iris Goensch, 2016. "Formal school or Koranic school? Determinants of school type choice in Senegal," Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(2), pages 167-188, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oxdevs:v:44:y:2016:i:2:p:167-188
    DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2015.1119262
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