A WORLD BANK STUDY
Education in Sub-Saharan Africa Comparing Faith-Inspired, Private Secular, and Public Schools
Quentiri Wodon
THE WORLD BANK Washington, D.C.
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations xi
Overview 1
Market Share of Private Schools ' 1
Reach to the Poor 3
Private Cost of Education 4
Satisfaction 6
Reasons for Choosing Specific Schools 8
Performance 10
Conclusion 11
Chapter 1 Introduction 13
Chapter 2 Motivation and Background 17
Introduction 17
Comparative Advantage of Faith-Inspired Institutions 20 Combination of Cross-Country and Country-Specific
Work 24
Conclusion 25
Note 25
Chapter 3 Data and Methodology 27
Introduction 27
Household Survey Data 28
Qualitative and Small Sample Data Collection 31
D ata Validity and Analysis 3 2
Limited Scope of the Study 35
Conclusion 38
Notes 39
Chapter 4 Market Share 41
Introduction 41
Cross-Country Comparisons 42
Additional Evidence for Ghana and Burkina Faso 47
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Conclusion Note
49 49 Chapter 5 Reach to the Poor and Vulnerable
Introduction
Cross-Country Evidence
Additional Evidence for Ghana and Burkina Faso Conclusion
Notes
51 51 53 59 63 63 Chapter 6 Private Cost of Education
Introduction
Cross-Country Evidence
Additional Evidence for Ghana and Burkina Faso Conclusion
65 65 66 70 77 Chapter 7 Satisfaction and Preferences
Introduction
Cross-Country Evidence
Additional Evidence for Ghana and Burkina Faso Conclusion
79 79 81 84 95
Chapter 8 Conclusion 97
Appendix A Faith and Formal Models of School Choice:
An Illustration 101
Appendix B Rationale for Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Note
105 107 Appendix C Identification of Faith-Inspired Schools in Multipurpose
National Household Surveys 109
Appendix D Sample Size for the Qualitative Fieldwork 113 Appendix E Standard Errors for Statistical Tables 115 Appendix F Role of Faith-Inspired Institutions in Tertiary Education 117
Appendix G Detailed Regression Estimates 123
Appendix H Ulegitimate Fees in Service Delivery 131
References 135
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