Is functional literacy a prerequisite for entering the labor market? An analysis of determinants of adults literacy and earnings in Ghana (English)

The authors analyze the determinants of literacy and earnings in Ghana. They link literacy and earnings with various other factors, including age, gender, family educational background, distance to school, and income. Literacy and age are negatively correlated, suggesting that efforts to strengthen the supply and quality of basic education programs in recent years have succeeded in raising literacy rates. Parents' education is positively associated...

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Blunch,Niels-Hugo;

Verner,Dorte;
Document Date
2000/08/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS2410
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Ghana,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Is functional literacy a prerequisite for entering the labor market? An analysis of determinants of adults literacy and earnings in Ghana
Keywords
ratio of pupils to teacher

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Blunch,Niels-Hugo; Verner,Dorte.

Is functional literacy a prerequisite for entering the labor market? An analysis of determinants of adults literacy and earnings in Ghana (English). Policy, Research working paper|no. WPS 2410 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/104561468771557148

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