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Inequality and Educational Investment in Thai Children *
Author(s) -
Pattaravanich Umaporn,
Williams Lindy B.,
Lyson Thomas A.,
Archavanitkul Kritaya
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
rural sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.083
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1549-0831
pISSN - 0036-0112
DOI - 10.1526/003601105775012705
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , inequality , socioeconomic status , demographic economics , attendance , educational inequality , population , investment (military) , geography , demography , educational attainment , socioeconomics , economic growth , sociology , political science , economics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , politics , law
Abstract 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.