Comparing the distribution of education across the developing world, 1960-2005: What does the grade enrollment distribution tell about latin America?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 437-455

  Frankema, Ewout ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Educational inequality; Grade enrollment distribution; Latin America

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 48449090713     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9213-4     Document Type: Article

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