SHS boosts skills of youth, delays childbearing for girls in Ghana
Over the last two decades, near universal access to primary schooling has been achieved in Ghana. Access at the secondary level has also improved, but secondary school is much more expensive, both for families and for the Government. Policymakers are now confronted with the next question: what, if anything, should be done to promote access to secondary school? To answer this question, it is important to understand the benefits of secondary school.