Ghana: Better School Quality Encourages Parents in Ghana to Invest More in Children

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Primary school enrolment is now almost complete in developing countries and child labour is illegal in almost all countries. But the quality of education - especially in reading and mathematics - has not shown parallel improvement.

Low education quality reduces the probability that children stay in school and attain any educational qualification. It also decreases the future return of any qualifications. In other words, low quality of education decreases the years of education and the returns to education. The outcome is inefficient education systems and less incentive for parents to invest in education.

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