The Economics of the UPE: An Analysis of Government Investment and Returns on Education.

Oyedeji, L.

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Publication Date: 1976-Feb

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The Economics of the UPE: An Analysis of Government Investment and Returns on Education.

Oyedeji, L.

West African Journal of Education, v20 n1 p109-22 Feb 1976

An economic analysis of the Universal Primary Education program in Nigeria results in recommendations that: (1) children be kept in school until age 15 when they will have acquired marketable skills to enter the work force; (2) more students be encouraged to continue into secondary school; and (3) adult education programs be intensified.(JMF)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Labor Market, National Programs, Public Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria

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