Teacher Absence as a Factor in Gender Inequalities in Access to Primary Schooling in Rural Pakistan

Published By: PC on eSS | Published Date: February, 25 , 2007

Public-sector education in many countries in western and southern Asia, including Pakistan, is characterized by separate schools for boys and girls at the primary and secondary levels. In this paper, they examine the case of Pakistan, where primary school enrollment among girls in rural areas is substantially lower than among children in urban areas and boys in rural areas, owing to lack of access to government girls’ schools. [Working Paper No.1]

Author(s): Cynthia B. Lloyd, Sharon Ghuman | Posted on: Feb 25, 2011 | Views(870) | Download (85)


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