An Analysis of Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Poster Number
11
Format
Poster Presentation
Faculty Mentor Name
William Herrin
Faculty Mentor Department
Economics
Abstract/Artist Statement
Even though Sub-Saharan Africa has made considerable progress; according to the World Bank, all of the other world regions surpass Sub- Saharan Africa in primary completion rate for both sexes . This work uses regression analysis to estimate the determinants of the rate of primary school completion. The primary school completion rate is the dependent variable in this study and it is defined as the “total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary” (UNESCO Institute for Statistics) . I will be using annual data that account for all of the 46 Sub-Saharan African countries. The explanatory variables are government expenditure on education, income, and childhood employment . My hypothesis is that government expenditure on education, income, and childhood employment will explain why the primary completion rate is low in Sub-Saharan Africa. More specifically, I expect that there will be a positive correlation coefficient for government expenditure and income and a negative correlation coefficient for childhood employment.
Location
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
Start Date
30-4-2016 10:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2016 12:00 PM
An Analysis of Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
Even though Sub-Saharan Africa has made considerable progress; according to the World Bank, all of the other world regions surpass Sub- Saharan Africa in primary completion rate for both sexes . This work uses regression analysis to estimate the determinants of the rate of primary school completion. The primary school completion rate is the dependent variable in this study and it is defined as the “total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary” (UNESCO Institute for Statistics) . I will be using annual data that account for all of the 46 Sub-Saharan African countries. The explanatory variables are government expenditure on education, income, and childhood employment . My hypothesis is that government expenditure on education, income, and childhood employment will explain why the primary completion rate is low in Sub-Saharan Africa. More specifically, I expect that there will be a positive correlation coefficient for government expenditure and income and a negative correlation coefficient for childhood employment.