Gender equity in junior and senior secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa / Esi Sutherland-Addy.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Sutherland-Addy, Esi.

Contributor:

World Bank. Africa Regional Office. Human Development Department.

Series:

Africa Region human development series

World Bank working paper 1726-5878 ; no. 140.

World Bank working paper, 1726-5878 ; no. 140

Africa human development series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Secondary--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Education, Secondary.

Girls--Education (Secondary)--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Girls.

Sex differences in education--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Sex differences in education.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 63 pages : illustrations ; cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, Africa Region Human Development Dept., 2008.

Summary:

Evidence of gender inequity and inequality in terms of access, retention and performance in secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa raises many questions. While transition rates from primary to secondary are higher for girls than boys, and the repetition rates are lower, girls still significantly trail behind boys in terms of secondary GER. This study documents and analyzes the extent and nature of gender disadvantage in junior and senior secondary education. It analyzes the causes of this disadvantage and identifies strategies that may be effective in reducing or eliminating it.

Contents:

Introduction

Participation in secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa : the global picture

Factors affecting the participation of girls in secondary education

Promotion of female participation in secondary education

Institutions addressing the issue of secondary education

Concluding observations.

Notes:

Executive summary also in French.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-63).

ISBN:

0821375059

9780821375051

OCLC:

212327845