The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Adolescents’ School Attendance in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.creatorKis, Anna B.
dc.creatorBoxho, Claire
dc.creatorGaddis, Isis
dc.creatorKoussoube, Estelle
dc.creatorRouanet, Léa
dc.creatorRouanet, Léa
dc.date2023-06-28T15:57:27Z
dc.date2023-06-28T15:57:27Z
dc.date2023-06-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:35:15Z
dc.descriptionAs the COVID-19 pandemic led to a historic and widespread shutdown of schools across the world, including in Sub-Saharan Africa, there were general concerns that girls would be disproportionately affected. This study analyzes the effects of the pandemic on the school attendance of adolescent girls and boys in six African countries. The study uses individual-level data on children’s school attendance collected as part of high-frequency phone surveys. Contrary to expectations, the study reveals that there is no evidence to suggest that gender gaps widened during the pandemic. If anything, gender gaps appear to have narrowed in some countries. Further in-depth analysis shows that while being a descendent of the household head, having parents with at least primary education, and above-median household wealth were associated with a higher probability of school attendance among adolescents before the pandemic, these factors lost their salience in explaining school attendance in the aftermath of the pandemic. These results suggest that some traditionally protective forces were eroded during the COVID-19 crisis.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099553506072319192/IDU0a66625020dc1a04aa60a121069c7f9d1ca37
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39941
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-10472
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406731
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Papers; 10472
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
dc.subjectADOLESCENT EDUCATION
dc.subjectCOVID-19 IMPACT ON EDUCATION
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectWOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectWOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS
dc.titleThe Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Adolescents’ School Attendance in Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeWorking Paper

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