Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/271670 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 1290
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
We evaluate the impact of introducing a pre-primary schooling program in government schools in the Indian state of West Bengal in 2013 on children’s early enrollment in schools and subsequent test scores. Using double difference, triple difference, and synthetic control methodologies, we find that the program significantly increased enrollment in the pre-primary sections of the government schools. However, the rise in enrollment did not translate into improved performance of the students. Analyzing the test scores, we find that after the program's introduction, both math and reading scores of treated children did not improve compared to the control group. We attribute this result to the deteriorating physical and learning infrastructure in the state government schools, captured via a decline in the availability of classrooms and teachers.
Subjects: 
pre-primary education
learning outcomes
enrollment
JEL: 
I21
I25
I28
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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