Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills in Early Primary Grades : Evidence from Rural Indonesia

Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills in Early Primary Grades : Evidence from Rural Indonesia

This paper examines gender gaps in cognitive and non-cognitive skills among a sample of more than 10,000 children between the ages of 6 and 9 in rural Indonesia. In terms of cognitive skills, the analysis finds evidence of gender gaps favoring girl...

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Main Authors: Nakajima, Nozomi, Jung, Haeil, Pradhan, Menno, Hasan, Amer, Kinnell, Angela, Brinkman, Sally
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
gender gaps
primary education
rural schools
early childhood development
cognitive skills
non-cognitive skills
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26816715/gender-gaps-cognitive-non-cognitive-skills-early-primary-grades-evidence-rural-indonesia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25149

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26816715/gender-gaps-cognitive-non-cognitive-skills-early-primary-grades-evidence-rural-indonesia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25149

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