Is functional literacy a prerequisite for entering the labor market? An analysis of determinants of adults literacy and earnings in Ghana (anglais)

The authors analyze the determinants of literacy and earnings in Ghana. They link literacy and earnings with various other factors, including age, gender, family educational background, distance to school, and income. Literacy and age are negatively correlated, suggesting that efforts to strengthen the supply and quality of basic education programs in recent years have succeeded in raising literacy rates. Parents' education is positively associated...

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Blunch,Niels-Hugo;

Verner,Dorte;
Date du document
2000/08/31
Type de document
Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
Numéro du rapport
WPS2410
Volume
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Pays
Ghana,
Région
Western and Central Africa,
Date de publication
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Is functional literacy a prerequisite for entering the labor market? An analysis of determinants of adults literacy and earnings in Ghana
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ratio of pupils to teacher

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