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The effects of armed conflict on schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa
Thomas Poiriersubject
EnfantSub saharanSociology and Political Science[SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Education[SHS.EDU] Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationeducationPrimary educationArmed conflictSample (statistics)Academic achievementDevelopmentAfrique subsaharienneEducationEfficacité de l'enseignementPolitical scienceTeaching EffectivenessDevelopment economicsGender analysiswarScolarisationChildSexual inequalityarmed conflictSchoolingConflit arméTaux de scolarisationGovernmentEffetScolarisation des fillesSub-Saharan AfricaAttendanceGuerre[ SHS.EDU ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Educationenrollment ratioEnseignement primaireschool enrollmentEnrolment of girlsSaharan Africaprimary educationDépense d'éducationSecondary EducationEnseignement secondaireDemographic economicsInégalité sexuelleEducation expendituredescription
In the past decades, most of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been affected by armed conflicts. By means of a time-series cross-sectional (TSCS) database, we attempt to measure the impact of war on a sample of 43 countries in Africa from 1950 to 2010. These conflicts, and especially civil wars, are shown to have a strong negative effect on the educational performances of the countries studied. The rate of children not attending school, as well as secondary school enrollment rates, seems particularly sensitive to periods of conflict. It also appears that government expenditures in social sectors including education are a positive factor in increasing school enrollment. In contrast, military expenditure is significantly and inversely related to schooling opportunities. Thus, if but 1 % of the GDP were allocated to education expenditure, the rate of children not attending school would decrease by 1.6 % and the secondary school enrollment rate would increase by 2.2 %.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-01 |