Education of Disadvantaged Children in OIC:
The Key to Escape from Poverty
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Attendance in school for 12-15 year olds
Living in rural areas (as opposed living in urban areas), living in regions Diourbel, Matam and
Thies (as opposed to living in Dakar), having a household head that has any degree less than
higher education, living in a household with 5 children or more (as opposed to with 1 or 2
children), living in a household that is in the 1st , 2nd, 3rd or 4th wealth quintile (as opposed to
being in the 5th – the richest- quintile), being Wolof, Poular, or Mandingue (as opposed to being
“other”) and lastly being a boy are all significantly and negatively associated with attending
school for 12-15 year olds in 2015.
 Compared to 2005, in 2015 the marginal effect of living in rural areas has increased. In
2005, children living in rural areas were 8.5 percentage points less likely to attend
school which became 10.1 percentage points by 2015.
 The negative impact of living in Diourbel became significant in 2015 compared to 2005.
Living in Matam or Thies used to be significantly and positively associated with school
attendance in 2005 while in 2015 this relationship became negative.
 Living in a household with a household head that has no education, primary education
or secondary education (compared to a household head with higher education degree)
decreases the likelihood of school attendance more in 2015 as opposed to 2005.
 Number of children in the household did not use to affect attendance in school for 12-15
year olds while in 2015 living in a household with 5 children or more was negatively
associated with attendance.
 Low levels of household wealth are still negatively associated with school attendance
but its impact decreased over time. For instance children in the poorest quintile were
34.1 percent less likely to attend school as opposed to children in the richest quintile in
2005. This value dropped down to 24.6 percent in 2015.
 Ethnicities Wolof, Poular and Mandingue continue to have a significant negative
correlation with school attendance (compared to ethnicity category “other”).
Furthermore their marginal effect is higher in 2015.
 In 2005, being a girl was negatively and significantly associated with attendance,
decreasing its likelihood by 7.5 percentage points. By 2015 it became significantly and
positively associated with attendance, increasing it 4.4 percentage points. In other
words boys aged 12-15 years old, not girls are at a disadvantage in attending school as
well.
Finishing 5 years of education for 12-15 year olds
Living in rural areas (as opposed living in urban areas), living in regions Diourbel, Louga and
Thies (as opposed to living in Dakar), having a household head with no education or primary
education (As opposed to with higher education), living in a household with 5 children or more
(as opposed to with 1 or 2 children), living in a household with 5 or more children (as opposed
to 1-2 children), living in a household that is in the 1st , 2nd, 3rd or 4th wealth quintile (as opposed
to being in the 5th – the richest- quintile), being Wolof (as opposed to being “other”) and lastly