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Catastrophic Spending on Education in Ghana: An Analysis of the Ghana Living Standards Survey (Fourth Round)
Felix O. Mettle, Ezekiel N.N. Nortey, Moses Aikins and Christiana Ennin
Corresponding Author: Eric Broni-Bediako
Submitted: 2011 April, 29
Accepted: 2011 September, 25
Published: 2011 December, 15 |
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The main objective of this study is to estimate the proportion of households who spend
catastrophically on education and also find out which of the household characteristics significantly influence
catastrophic expenditure on education and to provide basis for trend analysis of catastrophic expenditure on
education in Ghana. Education is fundamental to human development and growth. However, cost of education
is entirely not borne by the government and this shifts partly or in some cases wholly to the household who
seeks the education for its members. There are some household factors that influence catastrophic spending on
education and these were what the paper seeks to find out. It was evidenced from the Ghana Living Standards
Survey (GLSS) round 4 data used that households with female heads have a higher tendency of spending
catastrophically on education than that of households with male heads. Households whose heads are divorced
or separated have the highest tendency of spending catastrophically on education. Households in coastal regions
have the highest tendency of spending catastrophically on education. The study showed that sex, age, highest
educational qualification of the head of household, size of household and the region in which a household is
located are significant determinants of catastrophic spending on education.
Key words: Catastrophic, education, expenditure, household, , ,
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Felix O. Mettle, Ezekiel N.N. Nortey, Moses Aikins and Christiana Ennin, . Catastrophic Spending on Education in Ghana: An Analysis of the Ghana Living Standards Survey (Fourth Round). Research Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, (4): 123-129.
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