Contributions to equity: Findings from Nigeria’s EdData Survey

• In Event: Education Equity Research Initiative: The Equity Implications of Household Contributions to Education

Proposal

Two nationally representative surveys of households conducted in Nigeria in 2010 and 2015 collected information on educational attainment and schooling status of household members that allows for the calculation of participation rates disaggregated by sex, urban–rural residence, region, and socio-economic status. The comprehensive datasets provide opportunities to explore relationships between wealth, household demand for education and perceptions of service delivery on the one hand and initial enrollment, drop-out and absenteeism on the other.
This presentation will explore the relationship between socio-economic status and household expenditures on public and private education, student enrollment, student learning. It is not surprising that the survey confirms that poorer households have lower spending, participation and learning rates than wealthier households. However, some more interesting findings include within region disparities, the choice of some poor households to invest in private education, and the importance of pre-school participation in boosting the chances of children from poorer households staying in school. The survey also confirms that learning gaps between children from poor and wealthier households narrow the longer the children stay in school.

Author

• Alastair Rodd, RTI International