Health and economic benefits of secondary education in the context of poverty: Evidence from Burkina Faso

Even though formal education is considered a key determinant of individual well-being globally, enrollment in secondary schooling remains low in many low- and middle-income countries, suggesting that the perceived returns to such schooling may be low. We jointly estimate survival and monetary benefi...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-07, Vol.17 (7), p.e0270246-e0270246
Main Authors: Werner, Luisa K, Ludwig, Jan-Ole, Sie, Ali, Bagagnan, Cheik H, Zabré, Pascal, Vandormael, Alain, Harling, Guy, De Neve, Jan-Walter, Fink, Günther
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Biology and Life Sciences
Burkina Faso
Demographics
Demography
Earth Sciences
Economic aspects
Economics
Education
Education reform
Education, Secondary
Educational attainment
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Health aspects
Households
Life expectancy
Life span
Low income groups
Management
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mortality
People and places
Poverty
Rural areas
Secondary education
Social Sciences
Statistical models
Surveillance
Surveillance systems
Survival
Survival analysis
Urban areas
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Summary:Even though formal education is considered a key determinant of individual well-being globally, enrollment in secondary schooling remains low in many low- and middle-income countries, suggesting that the perceived returns to such schooling may be low. We jointly estimate survival and monetary benefits of secondary schooling using detailed demographic and surveillance data from the Boucle du Mouhoun region, Burkina Faso, where national upper secondary schooling completion rates are among the lowest globally (
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0270246