The Effects of "Girl-Friendly" Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso (Journal Article)
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The Effects of "Girl-Friendly" Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso (Journal Article)

Published: Jul 30, 2013
Publisher: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 5, no. 3
Global Education and Workforce Development
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Associated Project

Burkina Faso: Impact Evaluation Design and Implementation for BRIGHT 1 and 2

Time frame: 2010-2015

Prepared for:

Millennium Challenge Corporation

Authors

Harounan Kazianga

Dan Levy

Leigh L. Linden

Matt Sloan

This article evaluates a program that constructed high quality “girl-friendly” primary schools in Burkina Faso. After 2.5 years, the program increased enrollment by 19 percentage points and increased test scores by 0.41 standard deviations. Girls’ enrollment increased by 5 percentage points more than boys’ enrollment, but test scores were the same for boys and girls.

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