The Determinants of Educational Performance in Togo

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2022 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 9 Issue 11

Year of Publication : 2022

Authors : Paniah Emeko Kodzo

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V9I11P102

How to Cite?

Paniah Emeko Kodzo, "The Determinants of Educational Performance in Togo," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 9,  no. 11, pp. 6-16, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V9I11P102

Abstract:

The main objective of this paper is to examine the determinants of education performance in Togo. Econometric estimates are implemented using the logistic regression technique and data on 1391 graduate students from the 2019 Togo Occupational Tracking Survey. The results suggest that the determinants of education performance in Togo are gender, education quality, education conditions, mother's education, and household size. However, gender and the quality of education positively influence educational performance, while educational conditions, the mother's education, and household size harm educational performance. Furthermore, the results indicate that age, personal conditions of the student, and the social environment of education do not seem to influence educational performance in Togo significantly. Consequently, to improve the performance of education in Togo, decision-makers must take into account both academic factors and personal and family factors of the student.

Keywords:

Determinants, Performance, Education, Logistic regression, Togo.

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