The number of elementary schools (i.e. lower and upper primary; see footnote 2) has a
positive effect on attendance but no effect on completion. The ratio of female to male
teachers in primary schools encourages attendance though, unexpectedly, this effect is
not larger for girls than for boys. Also possibly unexpected is the result that the
feminization of the teacher workforce adversely affects completion, this effect being
greater for girls than for boys! This variable deserves further investigation. The year
dummy indicates that, other things equal, unobservables specific to the year 1998/9
pushed attendance rates down and completion rates up.