Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : Comparing Faith-Inspired, Private Secular, and Public Schools

Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : Comparing Faith-Inspired, Private Secular, and Public Schools

The purpose of this study is to build a stronger evidence base on the role of faith-inspired, private secular, and public schools in sub-Saharan Africa using nationally representative household surveys as well as qualitative data. Six main findings emerge from the study: (1) Across a sample of 16 c...

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Main Author: Wodon, Quentin
Format: Publication
Language:en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:
cost
faith-based schools
market share
performance
poverty
primary education
private provision
public schools
satisfaction
secondary education
service delivery
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16391
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spelling okr-10986-163912021-04-23T14:03:29Z Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : Comparing Faith-Inspired, Private Secular, and Public Schools Wodon, Quentin cost faith-based schools market share performance poverty primary education private provision public schools satisfaction secondary education service delivery The purpose of this study is to build a stronger evidence base on the role of faith-inspired, private secular, and public schools in sub-Saharan Africa using nationally representative household surveys as well as qualitative data. Six main findings emerge from the study: (1) Across a sample of 16 countries, the average market share for faith-inspired schools is at 10-15 percent, and the market share for private secular schools is of a similar order of magnitude; (2) On average faith-inspired schools do not reach the poor more than other groups; they also do not reach the poor more than public schools, but they do reach the poor significantly more than private secular schools; (3) The cost of faith-inspired schools for households is higher than that of public schools, possibly because of a lack of access to public funding, but lower than that of private secular schools; (4) Faith-inspired and private secular schools have higher satisfaction rates among parents than public schools; (5) Parents using faith-inspired schools place a stronger emphasis on religious education and moral values; and (6) Students in faith-inspired and private schools perform better than those in public schools, but this may be due in part to self-selection. 2013-12-18T18:53:47Z 2013-12-18T18:53:47Z 2014 978-0-8213-9965-1 10.1596/978-0-8213-9965-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16391 en_US World Bank Study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research Africa Africa
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faith-based schools
market share
performance
poverty
primary education
private provision
public schools
satisfaction
secondary education
service delivery
spellingShingle cost
faith-based schools
market share
performance
poverty
primary education
private provision
public schools
satisfaction
secondary education
service delivery
Wodon, Quentin
Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : Comparing Faith-Inspired, Private Secular, and Public Schools
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description The purpose of this study is to build a stronger evidence base on the role of faith-inspired, private secular, and public schools in sub-Saharan Africa using nationally representative household surveys as well as qualitative data. Six main findings emerge from the study: (1) Across a sample of 16 countries, the average market share for faith-inspired schools is at 10-15 percent, and the market share for private secular schools is of a similar order of magnitude; (2) On average faith-inspired schools do not reach the poor more than other groups; they also do not reach the poor more than public schools, but they do reach the poor significantly more than private secular schools; (3) The cost of faith-inspired schools for households is higher than that of public schools, possibly because of a lack of access to public funding, but lower than that of private secular schools; (4) Faith-inspired and private secular schools have higher satisfaction rates among parents than public schools; (5) Parents using faith-inspired schools place a stronger emphasis on religious education and moral values; and (6) Students in faith-inspired and private schools perform better than those in public schools, but this may be due in part to self-selection.
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author Wodon, Quentin
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title Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : Comparing Faith-Inspired, Private Secular, and Public Schools
title_short Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : Comparing Faith-Inspired, Private Secular, and Public Schools
title_full Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : Comparing Faith-Inspired, Private Secular, and Public Schools
title_fullStr Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : Comparing Faith-Inspired, Private Secular, and Public Schools
title_full_unstemmed Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : Comparing Faith-Inspired, Private Secular, and Public Schools
title_sort education in sub-saharan africa : comparing faith-inspired, private secular, and public schools
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