Toilets for education: Evidence from Kenya's primary school-level data

Hyoungjong Kim; Dong Eun Rhee

doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2019.102090

Toilets for education: Evidence from Kenya's primary school-level data

Hyoungjong Kim, Dong Eun Rhee

Department of International Studies

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Abstract

This study empirically examines the effects of school toilet provision on the primary-school attendance rate in Kenya. Using over 4200 school-level observations between 2013 and 2015, the results consistently show that an increase in the school toilet availability per student significantly raises the primary school attendance rate among both boys and girls. Moreover, the effects are larger for girls than for boys, and especially for pubescent girls. The results suggest that the provision of school toilets is critical to reduce the gender education gap in developing countries, as well as to improve overall school attendance.

Original language	English
Article number	102090
Journal	International Journal of Educational Development
Volume	70
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2019.102090
Publication status	Published - 2019 Oct

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This research is supported by a Korea University Grant.

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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords

Education
Education inequality
Gender inequality
Health

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Education
Development
Sociology and Political Science

UN SDGs

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