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Although MEASURE DHS does not currently provide any surveys specific to education, education is a key background indicator in the DHS that helps contextualize a country’s health and development situation.  All respondents provide their highest level of education, as well as that for all household members.  Thus, health indicators can be compared to educational levels, often revealing a strong association between education and improved health, higher levels of knowledge, and increased levels of empowerment of women.

Related Publications

Final DHS reports: All DHS final reports include education indicators in the chapters on Household and Respondent characteristics.  In addition, all subsequent chapters display population, health and nutrition data by educational level. 

Analytical Studies
ID Title Published
AR7 The Consequences of Imperfect Fertility Control for Children Survival, Health, and Schooling (English) 1997
 
Comparative Reports
ID Title Published
CS29 Education (English) 1998
 
DHS Final Reports
ID Title Published
FR199 Mali: DHS, 2006 - Final Report (French) 2007
 
Other Dissemination Materials
ID Title Published
DM5 The Impact of Education on Health Reforms: A new look at data from the 2005 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (English) 2007
 
Other Documents
ID Title Published
OD46 Trends in Youth Reproductive Health in Ethiopia, 2000 and 2005 (English) 2008
OD25 Youth Reproductive Health in Ethiopia (English) 2002
 
Summary Reports/Key Findings
ID Title Published
SR85 Ethiopia: DHS, 2000 - Summary Report (English) 2001
SR58 Nepal: DHS, 1996 - Summary Report (English) 1997
SR60 Egypt: DHS, 1995 - Summary Report (English) 1996
SR31 Tanzania: DHS, 1992 - Summary Report (English) 1993
SR29 Zimbabwe: DHS, 1988 - Summary Report (English) 1990
 
Working Papers
ID Title Published
WP24 Education and Nutritional Status of Orphans and Children of HIV-Infected Parents in Kenya (English) 2005
WP10 Women's Education and Fertility in Latin America: Exploring the Significance of Education for Women's Lives (English) 1994
WP1 Maternal Education, Use of Health Services, and Child Survival: An Analysis of Data from the Bolivia DHS Survey (English) 1990
 
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