Armed Conflict and Schooling : Evidence from the 1994 Rwandan Genocide

Akresh, Richard ; de Walque, Damien

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO EDUCATION;    ADULTS;    AGE COHORT;    ARMED CONFLICT;    ARMED CONFLICTS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-4606
RP-ID  :  WPS4606

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Civil war, and genocide in particular,are among the most destructive of social phenomena,especially for children of school-going age. In Rwandaschool enrollment trends suggest that the school systemrecovered quickly after 1994, but these numbers do not tellthe full story. Two cross-sectional household surveyscollected before and after the genocide are used to comparechildren in the same age group who were and were not exposedto the genocide - and their educational outcomes aresubstantially different. Children exposed to the genocideexperienced a drop in educational achievement of almostone-half year of completed schooling, and are 15 percentagepoints less likely to complete third or fourth grade.Sustained effort is needed to reinforce educationalinstitutions and offer a "second chance" to thoseyouth most affected by the conflict.