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The Key to Escape from Poverty
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Table 25 Education outcomes by household wealth quintile
Household wealth
quintile
Attendance to
school
(6-11 year olds)
Attendance to
school
(12-15 year olds)
Finishing 5 years
of education
(12-15 year olds)
Finishing 8 years
of education
(16-18 year olds)
1990 2012 1990 2012 1990 2012 1990 2012
Quint 1 (Poorest) 27.9 45.3 31.5 30.8 18.2 19.4 8.5 10.9
Quint 5 (Richest) 87.6 95.7 82.1 89.5 75 82 67.5 78.3
Difference 59.7 50.4 50.6 58.7 56.8 62.6 59 67.4
Note: Authors’ calculations using DHS 1990 and DHS 2012
Education of Head of Household. The education of the head of the household is another
determinant of access to education. This is to be expected since it is closely related to the poverty
indicator/circumstance. Children who belong to households where the head has no education
have the lowest access rates.
Figure 58 Education outcomes by household head’s level of education
A. Attendance to school (6-11 year olds) B. Attendance to school (12-15 year olds)
C. Finishing 5 years of education (12-15
year olds)
D. Finishing 8 years of education (16-18
year olds)
Note: Authors’ calculations using DHS 1990 and DHS 2012
0
20
40
60
80
100
No
education
Primary
education
Secondary
Education
Higher
Education
Household head's education
attendance to school for children
aged 6-11 years old (%)
1990 2012
0
20
40
60
80
100
No
education
Primary
education
Secondary
Education
Higher
Education
Household head's education
attendance to school for children
aged 12-15 years old (%)
1990 2012
0
20
40
60
80
100
No
education
Primary
education
Secondary
Education
Higher
Education
Household head's education
finishing 5 years of education (%
of 12-15 year olds)
1990 2012
0
20
40
60
80
100
No
education
Primary
education
Secondary
Education
Higher
Education
Household head's education
finishing 8 years of education (%
of 16-18 year olds)
1990 2012