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Poverty, women's autonomy, and girls' educational attainment at the higher secondary level: Insight from the Indian states

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In 2020, the Gross Enrollment Ratio of girls at the higher secondary level in India was 52.4%, down from 98.7% at the elementary level. This difference indicates a serious dropout rate among girls at higher levels of education. This dynamic motivates the twin objectives of this paper. We provide an overview of the scope and determinants of girls' current educational attainment at the higher secondary level for different states in India. In this attempt, we scrutinize the role of poverty and women's autonomy on the educational attainment of girls at the higher secondary level. A self‐developed socioeconomic index is used as a proxy for wealth status which is divided into five quintiles representing the poverty scenario of each state. Women's autonomy is measured by another self‐developed index: the Women's Autonomy Index. The empirical analysis is facilitated by the application of various statistical and econometric tools including multiple regression on the NFHS‐4 data for 28 Indian states. The empirical results suggest that the enhancement of women's autonomy and reductions in poverty enhance girls' educational attainment at the higher secondary level. 2020年,印度高中阶段女生毛入学率为52.4%,低于小学阶段的98.7%。这一差异表明,接受中学教育的女孩的辍学率很高。此动态启发了本文的两个目标。我们概述了印度不同邦中女孩当前高中教育程度的范围和决定因素。为此,我们仔细研究了贫困和妇女自主权对女孩高中教育程度的影响。使用自行开发的社会经济指数代替财富状况,该指数被分为五个五分位数,代表各邦的贫困情况。妇女自主权则通过另一个自主开发的指标加以衡量:妇女自主指数。使用不同统计工具和计量经济学工具(包括对印度28个邦的NFHS‐4数据进行多元回归分析)以促进实证分析。实证结果表明,增强妇女自主权和减贫能提高女孩的高中教育程度。 En 2020, la tasa bruta de matriculación de niñas en el nivel secundario superior en India fue del 52,4 %, por debajo del 98,7 % en el nivel primario. Esta diferencia indica una grave tasa de deserción entre las niñas en los niveles superiores de educación. Esta dinámica motiva el doble objetivo de este trabajo. Brindamos una descripción general del alcance y los determinantes del logro educativo actual de las niñas en el nivel secundario superior para diferentes estados de la India. En este intento, examinamos el papel de la pobreza y la autonomía de las mujeres en el logro educativo de las niñas en el nivel secundario superior. Se utiliza un índice socioeconómico de desarrollo propio como indicador del nivel de riqueza que se divide en cinco quintiles que representan el escenario de pobreza de cada estado. La autonomía de las mujeres se mide por otro índice de desarrollo propio: el Índice de Autonomía de las Mujeres. El análisis empírico se ve facilitado por la aplicación de varias herramientas estadísticas y econométricas, incluida la regresión múltiple de los datos NFHS‐4 para 28 estados indios. Los resultados empíricos sugieren que la mejora de la autonomía de las mujeres y la reducción de la pobreza mejoran el logro educativo de las niñas en el nivel secundario superior.

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  • Shrabanti Maity, 2023. "Poverty, women's autonomy, and girls' educational attainment at the higher secondary level: Insight from the Indian states," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(3), pages 332-358, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:15:y:2023:i:3:p:332-358
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.381
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