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Policy Learning for Universal Secondary Education

Kenya, 2022 - 2024
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Created on
Jul 30, 2026
Last modified
Jul 30, 2026
Variable Groups

Data file: Village

Cases: 2843
Variables: 219

Variables

county
County
subcounty
Subcounty
village
Village Name
schools
School
vtgender
Gender of the respondent
vtage
Which year were you born ? (YYYY)
relation
What is your relationship of the respondent to the index child
rhhead
How is CHILD related to the Household Head
hhgender
Gender of the Household Head
hhead
Age of household head
hhedu
What is the highest academic education level attained by the Household Head?
hhsize1
Total number in the Household?
hhsizeb2
Number aged below 6 years?
hhsize3
Number aged 6 to 13 years
hhsize4ge
Number aged 14 to 18 years
hhsize5
Number aged 18 to 25 years
hhschool
How many of the children aged 4 to 17 years in this Household are in the followi
hhschool1
Pre primary school?
hhschool2
Primary school?
hhschool3
Secondary school?
hhschool4
Tertiary (College, Unversity)?
hhschool5
Not in school?
walls
What is the main source of lighting regularly used in this house?
roof
What is the main materials of the roof?
floor
What is the main material of the floor?
light
What is the main source of lighting regularly used in this house?
sanitation
What kind of sanitation facility do members of your household usually use?
water
What is your main source of water?
treat
What treatment is given to water before drinking?
readingmat
Are there reading materials in your house other than school textbooks? (e.g. boo
meals
How many main meals are regularly eaten in this Household per day including brea
read1
Mother
read2
Father
read3
Any of the brother(s)
read4
Any of the sister(s)
read5
Husband
read6
Wife
read7
No one in my family can read and write
guardian
Guardian
owndwell
Do you or any member of your household own(s) the dwelling you live in
animals1
How many cattle do you have?
animals2
How many donkeys do you have?
animals3
How many camels do you have?
animals4
How many sheep/goats do you have?
readingmattype2
Magazine
readingmattype3
Books for adults
readingmattype4
Storybooks/children's books
readingmattype5
Bible/religious books
readingmattype_specify
Specify
income
Who is the main income earner for this household?
income_specify
Specify
mincome
Who is the main income earner for this household?
mincome_specify
specify
cgender
Individual gender
dob
grade1
Which year did CHILD join grade 1/class 1?
disability1
Physical
disability2
Visual
disability3
Hearing
disability4
Mental
disability5
None
disability_specify
Specify
repeated
Has CHILD ever repeated a grade?
repeatclass
Which classes did CHILD repeat?
repeatclass8
Did CHILD repeat class 8?
reasonclass8_1
Poor performance
reasonclass8_2
Lack of interest in schooling by the child
reasonclass8_3
Peer pressure/influence
reasonclass8_4
Drug/substance abuse
reasonclass8_5
Early Marriage
reasonclass8_6
Teenage pregnancy/adolescent mother
reasonclass8_7
Orphaned
reasonclass8_8
Sickness
reasonclass8_9
Child has disability
reasonclass8_10
Parents no longer have an interest in schooling
reasonclass8_11
Lack of food/famine/hunger
reasonclass8_12
Family emergencies (e.g death in family)
reasonclass8_13
Household or child migrated
reasonclass8_14
Need to earn to help the family
reasonclass8_15
Domestic/household responsibilities
reasonclass8_16
Cultural practices (e.g rites of passage)
reasonclass8_17
Insecurity/unsafe to travel to school
reasonclass8_18
School fees and related costs
reasonclass8_19
School too far from home
reasonclass8_20
Admission to far schools
reasonclass8_21
Lack of admission/placement in a secondary school
reasonclass8_22
Opted to join village polytechnic
reasonclass8_23
Hostile school environment
cmiss
Did CHILD at anytime miss school for at least one term?
cmiss_reason1
Poor performance
cmiss_reason2
Lack of interest in schooling by the child
cmiss_reason3
Peer pressure/influence
cmiss_reason4
Drug/substance abuse
cmiss_reason5
Early Marriage
cmiss_reason6
Teenage pregnancy/adolescent mother
cmiss_reason7
Orphaned
cmiss_reason8
Sickness
cmiss_reason9
Child has disability
cmiss_reason10
Parents no longer have an interest in schooling
cmiss_reason11
Lack of food/famine/hunger
cmiss_reason12
Family emergencies (e.g death in family)
cmiss_reason13
Household or child migrated
cmiss_reason14
Need to earn to help the family
cmiss_reason15
Domestic/household responsibilities
cmiss_reason16
Cultural practices (e.g rites of passage)
cmiss_reason17
Insecurity/unsafe to travel to school
cmiss_reason18
School fees and related costs
cmiss_reason19
School too far from home
cmiss_reason20
Admission to far schools
cmiss_reason21
Lack of admission/placement in a secondary school
cmiss_reason23
Opted to join village polytechnic
cmiss_reason24
Opt to join village polytechnic after completing primary
cmiss_reason25
Opted to join polytechnic
supported
How often was CHILD supported/helped with his/her schoolwork/homework at home?
cedu
What is the highest level of education you aspire CHILD to attain?
aspired
What are the chances of CHILD attaining that aspired level?
csecondary
What are the chances that CHILD will join secondary school next year
barriers1
Poor performance
barriers2
Lack of interest in schooling by the child
barriers3
Peer pressure/influence
barriers4
Drug/substance abuse
barriers5
Early Marriage
barriers6
Teenage pregnancy/adolescent mother
barriers7
Orphaned
barriers8
Sickness
barriers9
Child has disability
barriers10
Parents no longer have an interest in schooling
barriers11
Lack of food/famine/hunger
barriers12
Family emergencies (e.g death in family)
barriers13
Household or child migrated
barriers14
Need to earn to help the family
barriers15
Domestic/household responsibilities
barriers16
Cultural practices (e.g rites of passage)
barriers17
Insecurity/unsafe to travel to school
barriers18
School fees and related costs
barriers19
School too far from home
barriers20
Admission to far schools
barriers21
Lack of admission/placement in secondary school
barriers22
Opted to join village polytechnic
barriers23
Opt to join village polytechnic after completing primary
barriers24
Opted to join polytechnic
support1
Elimu scholarship
support2
NGCDF Bursaries
support3
County government bursaries (MCA and Governor)
support4
Scholarships by corporates (e.g. Banks, Telcos, e.t.c)
support5
Support by relatives
support6
Support by individuals
support7
Alumni
support8
Community/Harambee
support9
NGO/FBO/CBO
support10
Don't know
decision
Who has the final say as to whether CHILD will join secondary school?
momalive
Is CHILD's mother alive?
shouse
Does the father or a male guardian live in the same family/household with NAME?
momedu
What is the highest education level attained by the mother or the female guardia
momoccup
Occupation of the mother or the female guardian?
fatalive
Is CHILD's father alive?
fatlive
Does the father or a male guardian live in the same family/household with NAME?
fedu
What is the highest education level attained by the father or the male guardian?
fatheroccup
Occupation of the father or male guardian?
combarriers1
Poor performance
combarriers2
Lack of interest in schooling by the child
combarriers3
Peer pressure/influence
combarriers4
Drug/substance abuse
combarriers5
Early Marriage
combarriers6
Teenage pregnancy/adolescent mother
combarriers7
Orphaned
combarriers8
Sickness
combarriers9
Child has disability
combarriers10
Parents no longer have an interest in schooling
combarriers11
Lack of food/famine/hunger
combarriers12
Family emergencies (e.g death in family)
combarriers13
Household or child migrated
combarriers14
Need to earn to help the family
combarriers15
Domestic/household responsibilities
combarriers16
Cultural practices (e.g rites of passage)
combarriers17
Insecurity/unsafe to travel to school
combarriers18
School fees and related costs
combarriers19
School too far from home
combarriers20
Admission to far schools
combarriers21
Lack of admission/placement in a secondary school
combarriers22
Opted to join village polytechnic
combarriers23
Opt to join village polytechnic after completing primary
combarriers24
Opted to join polytechnic
agency1
MoE
agency2
Member of parliament
agency3
MCA
agency4
Chief
agency5
Sub-chief
agency6
School teachers/headteachers
agency7
Parents
agency8
Village heads
agency9
Relatives
dropout
Are you aware of children in this community who dropped from secondary school?
dropreason1
Poor performance
dropreason2
Lack of interest in schooling by the child
dropreason3
Peer pressure/influence
dropreason4
Drug/substance abuse
dropreason5
Early Marriage
dropreason6
Teenage pregnancy/adolescent mother
dropreason7
Orphaned
dropreason8
Sickness
dropreason9
Child has disability
dropreason10
Parents no longer have an interest in schooling
dropreason11
Lack of food/famine/hunger
dropreason12
Family emergencies (e.g death in family)
dropreason13
Household or child migrated
dropreason14
Need to earn to help the family
dropreason15
Domestic/household responsibilities
dropreason16
Cultural practices (e.g rites of passage)
dropreason17
Insecurity/unsafe to travel to school
dropreason18
School fees and related costs
dropreason19
School too far from home
dropreason20
Admission to far schools
dropreason21
Lack of admission/placement in a secondary school
dropreason22
Opted to join village polytechnic
dropreason23
Opt to join village polytechnic after completing primary
dropreason24
Opted to join polytechnic
equality
Do you think in this community boys and girls have an equal chance of joining se
Total: 219
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