Children's schooling in the context of attacks on education: Evidence from Nigeria

Few studies have investigated the importance of attacks on educational infrastructure, personnel, and students on educational loss. This study overcomes this gap by examining how this type of conflict-related attack impact children's enrollment and attainment. In examining these relationships, we combine a new, georeferenced dataset on attacks on education (AoE) in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 with georeferenced individual-level data from several Nigerian Demographic and Health Surveys. Our analysis shows that geographical proximity to AoE leads to significant educational loss: children in areas exposed to AoE are less likely to enroll in school and receive fewer years of education in total.