Agriculture, nutrition and education: On the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural Mali before the crises of 2012

This cross-sectional study examines the status and the determinants of primary education in food insecure areas of Mali. Net and gross enrolment ratios in primary school were between 0.3 and 0.4 for both girls and boys and well below national levels, highlighting a critical gap in terms of access to...

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Main Authors: Gelli, Aulo, Masset, Edoardo, Diallo, Amadou Sekou, Assima, Amidou, Hombrados, Jorge, Watkins, Kristie, Drake, Lesley
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150997
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author Gelli, Aulo
Masset, Edoardo
Diallo, Amadou Sekou
Assima, Amidou
Hombrados, Jorge
Watkins, Kristie
Drake, Lesley
author_browse Assima, Amidou
Diallo, Amadou Sekou
Drake, Lesley
Gelli, Aulo
Hombrados, Jorge
Masset, Edoardo
Watkins, Kristie
author_facet Gelli, Aulo
Masset, Edoardo
Diallo, Amadou Sekou
Assima, Amidou
Hombrados, Jorge
Watkins, Kristie
Drake, Lesley
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description This cross-sectional study examines the status and the determinants of primary education in food insecure areas of Mali. Net and gross enrolment ratios in primary school were between 0.3 and 0.4 for both girls and boys and well below national levels, highlighting a critical gap in terms of access to primary education. Schooling was found to respond to a broad range of determinants, including child's age and nutrition status, as well as on household consumption, on farm labour, teacher availability, and village level remoteness. Interestingly, no significant gender differences were found in terms of primary education. School meals were found to be associated with increased enrolment, attendance and attainment. The scale of the problem in Mali strongly suggests the need for investments in education and social protection to be prioritised and funded as part of national education policy and development strategies.
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spelling CGSpace1509972025-09-25T13:01:45Z Agriculture, nutrition and education: On the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural Mali before the crises of 2012 Gelli, Aulo Masset, Edoardo Diallo, Amadou Sekou Assima, Amidou Hombrados, Jorge Watkins, Kristie Drake, Lesley educational policies development education nutrition poverty This cross-sectional study examines the status and the determinants of primary education in food insecure areas of Mali. Net and gross enrolment ratios in primary school were between 0.3 and 0.4 for both girls and boys and well below national levels, highlighting a critical gap in terms of access to primary education. Schooling was found to respond to a broad range of determinants, including child's age and nutrition status, as well as on household consumption, on farm labour, teacher availability, and village level remoteness. Interestingly, no significant gender differences were found in terms of primary education. School meals were found to be associated with increased enrolment, attendance and attainment. The scale of the problem in Mali strongly suggests the need for investments in education and social protection to be prioritised and funded as part of national education policy and development strategies. 2014-11 2024-08-01T02:54:43Z 2024-08-01T02:54:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150997 en Open Access Elsevier Gelli, Aulo; Masset, Edoardo; Diallo, Amadou Sekou; Assima, Amidou; Hombrados, Jorge; Watkins, Kristie; and Drake, Lesley. 2014. Agriculture, nutrition and education: On the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural Mali before the crises of 2012. International Journal of Educational Development 39(November 2014): 205-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.07.003
spellingShingle educational policies
development
education
nutrition
poverty
Gelli, Aulo
Masset, Edoardo
Diallo, Amadou Sekou
Assima, Amidou
Hombrados, Jorge
Watkins, Kristie
Drake, Lesley
Agriculture, nutrition and education: On the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural Mali before the crises of 2012
title Agriculture, nutrition and education: On the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural Mali before the crises of 2012
title_full Agriculture, nutrition and education: On the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural Mali before the crises of 2012
title_fullStr Agriculture, nutrition and education: On the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural Mali before the crises of 2012
title_full_unstemmed Agriculture, nutrition and education: On the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural Mali before the crises of 2012
title_short Agriculture, nutrition and education: On the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural Mali before the crises of 2012
title_sort agriculture nutrition and education on the status and determinants of primary schooling in rural mali before the crises of 2012
topic educational policies
development
education
nutrition
poverty
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150997
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