Schooling and Educational Attainment: Evidence from Bangladesh
Education and human capital accumulation are essential components of eco-
nomic development. This paper attempts to identify some of the individual and
household level characteristics that affect the demand for schooling in Bangladesh.
We examine (1) current enrolment status of children aged 6 − 12 and (2) the
highest grade attained for children aged 13 − 24. The Þrst is estimated using a
standard probit model and the second using a censored ordered probit model.
Estimation results show that there is no gender differential in current enrolment
status but grade attainment is higher by girls, relative to boys. Increases in
the permanent income of the household is always associated with an increase in
educational attainment. Parental education generally has a positive and statis-
tically signiÞcant effect on the educational attainment of children and mothers
education has a stronger effect on both school enrolment and grade attainment
of children compared to fathers education.