This paper is part of a larger research project on educational decisions in developing countries, especially in West Africa. It describes the current state of primary school education in Senegal and points out respecive concerns of parents, teachers and school principals. Generally spoken,...

Education is considered an important means of alleviating poverty and of improving an individual’s job and earnings prospects. Nevertheless, in Haiti and the Dominican Republic school enrollment is far from complete and shows notable regional variation. This paper analyzes determinants of...

When parents in Senegal decide upon primary school enrollment of their children, they might consider future returns to education. These future benefits in turn heavily depend on a child’s prospects to attend secondary school. If private returns to primary schooling are very low and secondary...