Determinants of School Enrolment in Pakistan

Abstract

Education is always considered as the significant determinants for the development of any economy. School Enrolment shows that how much education is common within the children of the country. Taking the importance of enrolment, the current study examines the influence of variables like government spending and numbers of schools on the student school enrolment in Pakistan. Time series data has been collected on student enrolment, government spending and numbers of schools for the period from 2001 to 2010. Model is estimated through regression. The results of study show positive association of numbers of schools and government spending with student enrolment in Pakistan. At the end of study give some policy implications that government should increase expenditure in term of education for higher school enrolment rates in Pakistan and re-opening of ghost schools all around the country so more and more children in urban and rural areas children access school education.

Keywords: Government expenditure, Enrolment, Pakistan, Numbers of School, Ghost School