This paper investigates the determinants of participation and performance in post-compulsory education, controlling for selection into post-compulsory education and prior attainment, using a unique primary data set on pupils studying in the post-compulsory grade in 2011–2012 from one district of Punjab province in Pakistan. The main findings of this paper show that participation and performance in post-compulsory education are two different processes, with participation being driven by the availability of post-compulsory institutions within travel distance and performance, once in post-compulsory education, determined by ability. The results further highlight that distance reduces participation most for those living in rural areas.

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义务教育后的选择与表现

本文调查了义务教育后参与和表现的决定因素，控制了义务教育后教育的选择和先前的成就，使用了一个独特的原始数据集，该数据集是关于 2011 年至 2012 年义务教育阶段学生的一个学区。巴基斯坦旁遮普省。本文的主要研究结果表明，义务教育后的参与和表现是两个不同的过程，参与是由出行距离和表现范围内的义务教育机构的可用性驱动的，一旦在义务教育后，由能力决定。结果进一步强调，距离减少了农村地区居民的参与度。