Macroeconomic Gains from Closing Gender Educational Gaps in Niger: Niger
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Summary:
This paper explores the state of gender equality and education attainment of girls in Niger. It also estimates the macroeconomic gains from reducing gaps in education between boys and girls using a micro-founded general equilibrium model. The analysis shows that Niger has made some progress toward higher educational attainment for girls, but the country still lags far behind other sub-Saharan African countries. The results from the general equilibrium model suggest that closing the gender gaps in education would boost female labor participation, increase income earned by women and improve fiscal outcomes. More importantly, closing the gender gap in years of schooling in each income percentile would boost long-term GDP by 11 percent. These significant economic gains from investing in girls’ education will contribute to the achievements of the strategic goals defined under the Programme de Développement Economique et Social (PDES) 2022-26.
Series:
Selected Issues Paper No. 2023/006
Subject:
Education Education spending Expenditure Gender Gender inequality International organization Monetary policy Women
Frequency:
Regular
English
Publication Date:
February 27, 2023
ISBN/ISSN:
9798400235207/2958-7875
Stock No:
SIPEA2023006
Format:
Paper
Pages:
13
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