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The effect of gender differences in primary school access, type, and quality on the decision to enroll in rural Pakistan

Lloyd, C.B.; Mete, C.; Sathar, Z.A.

Economic Development and Cultural Change 53(3): 685-710

2005

ISSN/ISBN: 0013-0079
DOI: 10.1086/427042
Document Number: 248769
This study assesses the role of primary school access, type (public vs. private), and quality on parents' decision to enrol or not to enrol their children in primary school in rural Pakistan. A unique contribution of this study is the construction of gender-specific dimensions of school accessibility and school quality according to school type. Data were collected from 720 households from 12 rural communities: six from Punjab and six from NWFP. The findings of this study confirm the results of earlier research that girls' enrolment in rural Pakistan is highly responsive to the presence of an all-girls public school inside the village. But it is not only the presence of the school that matters; parents care about quality, at least certain elements of quality that are meaningful to them. In particular, this study showed that something as basic as "share of teachers residing in the village" has a large impact on primary school enrolment. Some thoughts on educational policy in Pakistan are presented.

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