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Title Comparing the Performance of Faith-Based and Government Schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Full text http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/16463/
Author(s) Backiny-Yetna, Prospere; Wodon, Quentin
Abstract This paper provides a comparative assessment of the market share, reach to the poor, and performance of faith-based and public schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo using data from the 2004-2005 "123" survey. More than two thirds of primary school students attend faith-based government-assisted schools. Both types of school cater to a similar population that is overwhelmingly poor. Faith-based schools perform slightly better at least in some dimensions than government schools, but the differences between the two types of schools are small and not statistically significant. - Primary education; faith-based; performance; poverty; Democratic Republic of Congo
Type of publication preprint
Identifier RePEc:pra:mprapa:16463
Repository RePEc - Research Papers in Economics
Added to C-A: 2009-12-16;15:05:27