The Role of Female Education on Economic Development: Cross Sectional Data

Abstract

This study investigates the role of female education on economic development in the case of Gimbo woreda of south west Kafa zone, located at 10 Km from Bonga Town, and 460 km south west of Addis Ababa. The general objective of the study is to assess the role of female education on economic development in Gimbo woreda. The specific objectivesof the study were to assess enrollment rate of females in relation to their male counter parts in elementary, secondary, TVET and Tertiary education, evaluating balance of female to male ratio in enrollment rate, assessing repetition and Dropout rates of females especially in primary school, assessing the relationship between female education and economic development. For development of any country the role of female education is the crucial one, especially for third world countries like Ethiopia. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to examine the role of female education on economic development in Gimbo. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources and analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Science. Descriptive analysis such as percentage, tables and ratios were supported out to come up with major results. In the analysis part different variables to measure enrollment rate at different levels of education like: Gross Enrolment Rate, Net Enrollment rate, Apparent Intake rate and Gross party index were used. Based on the study reached into conclusion that educated female has a positive impact on economic development even if girls were always been in an unfavorable position. Consequently, the researcher recommended enhancing women’s education that promotes women’s participation is unindustrialized economic policies and providing social and economic safety and security of women’s.

Keywords: Development, Education, and Gender

DOI: 10.7176/DCS/10-4-01

Publication date: April 30^th 2020