Abstract
Debt burdens associated with structural adjustment policies have created severe hardships in many sub-Saharan African nations and may be especially detrimental to educational enrollments. This paper considers the possible deleterious effects of external debt on access to and participation in secondary education in sub-Saharan Africa. It provides a pooled cross-national time series analysis to assess the impact of external debt on secondary education enrollments. Findings indicate that external debt burden has a negative effect on secondary school enrollments. Since human resource development is crucial for the advancement of a nation and the well-being of its people, we conclude that debt cancellation and redirecting such savings to secondary education offers ways of advancing national growth.
Recommended Citation
Mutangadura, Gladys B.; Blau, Judith R.; and Lamb, Vicki L.
(2002)
"External Debt and Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Dynamic Analysis,"
Journal of African Policy Studies: Vol. 8:
No.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/joaps/vol8/iss1/2