The Trans-Generational Impact of Education: A Quantitative View of 10 Countries

Author
Rama, Germán
Date
Dec 2000
This note speaks to the progress made in expanding access of education as well as to the challenges that remain. Drawing on household survey data from ten countries, it presents quantitative information to show that, compared with the recent past, access to education has become more universal and coverage, particularly at the secondary level, has been extended to previously excluded populations.