| The authors report on a survey of primary public and private schools in rural Pakistan with a focus on student achievement as measured through test scores. Absolute learning is low compared with curricular standards and international norms. As in high-income countries, bivariate comparisons show that higher learning is associated with household wealth and parental literacy. In sharp contrast to high-income countries, these gaps decrease dramatically in a multivariate regression once differences between children in the same school are looked at. Consequently, the largest gaps are between schools. To contextualize these results within a broader South Asian context, the authors use data from public schools in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. |
Author(s): J. Das, P. Pandey, and T. Zajonc
Year Published: 2006
Language: English
Country: Pakistan
