The relationship between parental education and children’s schooling in a time of economic turmoil: The case of East Zimbabwe, 2001 to 2011

•We model education trends during the economic turmoil in Zimbabwe.•During the economic collapse, female education decreased more than male’s.•Children with more educated parents continued to have better outcomes.•Despite the collapse, parental and child education has increased over time.•Increasing...

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Published in:International journal of educational development 2016-11, Vol.51, p.125-134
Main Authors: Pufall, Erica, Eaton, Jeffrey W., Nyamukapa, Constance, Schur, Nadine, Takaruza, Albert, Gregson, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Development
Economic factors
International education
Zimbabwe
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Summary:•We model education trends during the economic turmoil in Zimbabwe.•During the economic collapse, female education decreased more than male’s.•Children with more educated parents continued to have better outcomes.•Despite the collapse, parental and child education has increased over time.•Increasing proportions of educated parents may have helped maintain education. Using data collected from 1998 to 2011 in a general population cohort study in eastern Zimbabwe, we describe education trends and the relationship between parental education and children’s schooling during the Zimbabwean economic collapse of the 2000s. During this period, the previously-rising trend in education stalled, with girls suffering disproportionately; however, female enrolment increased as the economy began to recover. Throughout the period, children with more educated parents continued to have better outcomes such that, at the population level, an underlying increase in the proportion of children with more educated parents may have helped to maintain the upwards education trend.
ISSN:0738-0593
1873-4871
DOI:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2016.09.003