Effects of Corruption on Tertiary School Enrolment in Africa

Abstract

This paper empirically analyses the effects of control of corruption on tertiary school enrolment in a panel of 44 African countries over the period 1996-2016. Using system Generalized method of moments and controlling for a large number of other determinants of tertiary school enrolment, it finds that, over the sample period, control of corruption has a substantial positive effect. This is probably because control of corruption increases public spending level and effectiveness on tertiary education, increases the return on tertiary education, and ultimately fosters the access to tertiary education specially the poorer strata in the African economies. In the light of this result, an intensification of control of corruption in Africa is imperative to improve the tertiary school enrolment.

Keywords: Control of corruption, tertiary school enrolment, System GMM, Africa

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-29-06

Publication date:October 31^st 2020