South Africa’s Pro-Girl Gap in PIRLS and TIMSS: How Much Can Be Explained?
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gender; non-cognitive skills; literacy; numeracy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
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