The abolition of secondary school fees in Kenya: Responses by the poor

Ohba, Asayo

doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.01.009

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“…One major challenge that policymakers in developing countries face in expanding access to secondary education (junior and senior high school), however, is that students from rural areas are relatively underrepresented in senior high school (e.g. see Carneiro et al, 2011;Ohba, 2011). Since students from rural areas are less likely than students from urban areas to attend senior high school, they are less likely to benefit from the high economic returns associated with both senior high school and college (Psacharopoulos and Patrinos, 2004).…”

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The Impact of a Senior High School Tuition Relief Program on Poor Junior High School Students in Rural China

Chen

Shi

et al. 2013

SSRN Journal

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A significant gap remains between rural and urban students in the rate of admission to senior high school. One reason for this gap may be high tuition and other school fees at the senior high school level. By reducing student expectations of attending high school, high tuition and school fees can reduce student academic performance in junior high school. In this paper we evaluate the impact of a senior high tuition relief program on the test scores of poor, rural seventh grade students in China. We surveyed three counties in Shaanxi Province and exploit the fact that, while the counties are adjacent to one another and share similar characteristics, only one of the three implemented a tuition relief program. Using several alternative estimation strategies, including difference-indifferences (DD), difference-indifference-indifferences (DDD), propensity score matching (PSM) and difference-indifferences matching (DDM), we find that the tuition program has a statistically significant and positive impact on the math scores of seventh grade students. More importantly, this program is shown to have the largest (and only significant) impact on the poorest students.

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The Impact of a Senior High School Tuition Relief Program on Poor Junior High School Students in Rural China

Chen

Shi

et al. 2013

SSRN Journal

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“…37 Additionally, Kenya has adopted some policies to improve school enrollment rates, including the abolition of school fees in both primary and secondary education. 38 Road traffic injuries stood out as the most common cause of fatal injuries in adolescents, especially as they gradually become more independent and get into the more economically productive age range. This trend has also been noted in other Gulf countries and likely points toward common road safety attitudes and practices in the region.…”

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Adolescent and Young Adult Injuries in Developing Economies: A Comparative Analysis from Oman and Kenya

Bachani

Taber

Mehmood

et al. 2017

Annals of Global Health

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“…As a point of ref er ence, the aver age net enroll ment ratio for pri mary school edu ca tion in Africa increased from 56% in 1999 to 73% in 2007. Although the aver age net enroll ment ratio for sec ond ary edu ca tion is lower, it showed a 9 per cent age point improve ment (from 18% to 27%) in the same period (Ohba 2011). The rel a tively small response at the sec ond ary school level could be attrib uted to two fac tors.…”

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Impact of Free/Subsidized Secondary School Education on the Likelihood of Teenage Motherhood

Muchiri

2021

Demography

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Several countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, have introduced free/subsidized secondary education. This paper examines the role of these free/subsidized education policies on teenage motherhood. To identify the causal effect, I exploit the timing of a national reform in Kenya that eliminated/subsidized secondary school fees using a difference-in-difference estimation design. Using the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), I estimate that the likelihood of teenage motherhood decreased by approximately 5 percentage points after the policy's implementation. This study reiterates that the teenage period is crucial in terms of developing human capital through formal schooling. In most developing countries, parents often determine and fund human capital, which makes household wealth/income a critical factor in human capital accumulation and its intergenerational process. I also highlight positive externalities from educational-centered policies, such as long-term economic growth, poverty reduction, and reduction of social welfare dependency.

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The abolition of secondary school fees in Kenya: Responses by the poor

Cited by 26 publications

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The Impact of a Senior High School Tuition Relief Program on Poor Junior High School Students in Rural China

The Impact of a Senior High School Tuition Relief Program on Poor Junior High School Students in Rural China

Adolescent and Young Adult Injuries in Developing Economies: A Comparative Analysis from Oman and Kenya

Impact of Free/Subsidized Secondary School Education on the Likelihood of Teenage Motherhood

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