Inequality and Educational Investment in Thai Children

Bibliographic Data

ID2486757
AuthorsUmaporn Pattaravanich (0000-0002-3750-9172, Mahidol University), Lindy B Williams, Lindy Williams (0000-0002-6172-3996, Cornell University), Thomas A Lyson (Cornell University), Kritaya Archavanitkul (Mahidol University)
Year2005
Volume70
Issue4
Pages561-583
Publication date2005-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRural Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0036-0112 • E-ISSN: 1549-0831
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1526/003601105775012705
OpenAlexW2036036053
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited38

In this paper we examine differences in upper secondary school attendance among subgroups of the population in Thailand. We ascertain where inequalities continue to exist and where they have been mediated. We analyze data from samples of the 1990 and 2000 Thai censuses. We find that the gender gap favoring boys has closed at the national level and that girls now transition to upper secondary school more often than do boys. Inequalities still exist according to socioeconomic background of families. Rural-urban differences have narrowed considerably since 1990, but they continue to be observed, particularly in certain parts of the country. Similarly, differences between Muslims and others appear to have lessened over the last decade, but Muslims continue to be disadvantaged compared to others, particularly in the South

Attendance · Demographic economics · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Educational inequality · Geography · Inequality · Investment (military · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Social and Economic Development in India

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