To madrasahs or not to madrasahs: The question and correlates of enrolment in Islamic schools in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Asadullah, M.N., Chaudhury, N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Subjects: HB Economic Theory; HC Economic History and Conditions; L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18346/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2016.01.005
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This paper provides the first comparative assessment of the market share and socio-demographic correlates of children's enrolment in madrasahs in rural Bangladesh using data from a purposefully designed household and community surveys and census conducted in 12 districts. We find that unrecogni...