How Religious Groups Differ in Educational Attainment
A new Pew Research Center global demographic study shows differences in educational attainment among the world’s major religious groups.
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In sub-Saharan Africa, 65% of Muslims have not completed even one year of school, compared with 29% of Christians
Muslim Christian Muslim-Christian formal schooling gap Kenya 11% 59% 47pt. diff. Muslims less educated than Christians by 25-49% pts. Muslim-Christian gap <10% pt. difference Chad 50 89 40 Christians less educated than Muslims by 10-24% pts. Muslims less educated than Christians by 10-24% pts. Cameroon 24 62 38 25 61 Ghana 36 30 65 Regional […]
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Religion and Education Around the World
Jews are more highly educated than any other major religious group around the world, while Muslims and Hindus tend to have the fewest years of formal schooling. But all religious groups are making gains, particularly among women.
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7. How religion may affect educational attainment: scholarly theories and historical background
Religion and education, two of humankind’s most ancient endeavors, have long had a close relationship. Historians and social scientists have written about this relationship and about how the two may influence each other. This chapter presents a broad overview of scholarly research into the ways religion can affect educational achievement. It is not an exhaustive […]