ABSTRACT

This study examines the effect of household water accessibility on children’s educational attainment in villages situated in the remote hilly and mountainous areas of Nepal. Educational attainment was measured based on school attendance, grade repetition, and completion of primary and lower-secondary schooling. The estimation results show that a one-hour increase in the time spent on a water-fetching trip will decrease the probability of girls completing primary school by about 17 percentage points (in the age group of 14–16 years). Although boys’ completion rate is less affected, they are more likely to repeat a grade. Additional analyses indicate that these results are driven by the increased participation of older boys and younger girls in household duties.

摘要

本研究考察了尼泊尔偏远丘陵和山区村庄的家庭用水可及性对儿童教育程度的影响。教育程度的衡量标准是学校出勤率、留级以及小学和初中教育的完成情况。估计结果表明，打水时间每增加一小时，女孩完成小学学业的概率将降低约 17 个百分点（在 14-16 岁年龄段）。虽然男生的完成率受到的影响较小，但他们更有可能留级。其他分析表明，这些结果是由于年龄较大的男孩和年轻女孩更多地参与家务。