Effects of Household- and District-Level Factors on Primary School Enrollment in 30 Developing Countries

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 179-193

  Huisman, Janine ^a   Smits, Jeroen ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

developing world; district level; educational facilities; gender; household level; primary enrollment

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING WORLD; GENDER; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 56949090262     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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