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Socio-economic impact of closing the rural-urban gap in pre-tertiary education in Ghana: context and strategies

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  • Anlimachie, Moses Ackah
  • Avoada, Cynthia

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The Study sampled the views of 120 teachers across 30 schools in a rural school district and analysed documentary data across the school, district and national levels to investigate the socio-economic impact of the rural-urban inequality in pre-tertiary education in Ghana. The Study identified a 50 % loss in human capital or productivity annually in Ghana due to the rural-urban gap in pre-tertiary education. The Study estimates that an additional 2% of GDP investment into rural education improvement annually for 12 years will eliminate the rural-urban socio-economic gap in Ghana. However, the real GDP must grow above 8.5 %, and the additional investment must hinge on rural, equity and context-based strategies. The Study concludes that closing the gap will double Ghana's GDP within a decade, aside from the spillover benefits of improved social and health wellbeing of the people.

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  • Anlimachie, Moses Ackah & Avoada, Cynthia, 2020. "Socio-economic impact of closing the rural-urban gap in pre-tertiary education in Ghana: context and strategies," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:injoed:v:77:y:2020:i:c:s0738059320303953
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102236
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    1. Mawuli Gaddah & Alistair Munro & Peter Quartey, 2015. "The rich or the poor: who gains from public education spending in Ghana?," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 42(2), pages 112-131, February.
    2. Gaddah, Mawuli & Munro, Alistair & Quartey, Peter, 2016. "Education subsidy and school enrollments in rural Ghana," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 143-152.
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