Determinants of School Attainment of Boys and Girls in Turkey

Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 789

43 Pages Posted: 8 Sep 1998

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Aysit Tansel

Middle East Technical University (METU) - Department of Economics; IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Economic Research Forum (ERF)

Date Written: April 1998

Abstract

This study investigates the determinants of school attainments of boys and girls in Turkey. Although high levels of enrollments have been achieved at the primary school level for both boys and girls in much of Turkey, substantial regional differences remain. In particular, in the southeastern region, girls begin to drop out of school around the third grade. Only half of the primary school graduates register at the middle level. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of education attainments at the primary, middle and high school levels. Attainments of boys and girls are examined separately so as to shed light on the causes for the significantly lower level of attainment for girls. Understanding the constraints causing the large gender gap in Turkish education and the covariates related to lower overall educational levels may be useful to policy makers and planners.

JEL Classification: I21, J16

Suggested Citation

Tansel, Aysit, Determinants of School Attainment of Boys and Girls in Turkey (April 1998). Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 789, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=112522 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.112522

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