Adeolu, Adewole M.Fadayomi, Fadayomi O.2019-07-122019-07-122015-11-02Adeolu, A. M., & Fadayomi, T. (2015). 1976 Universal Primary Education and Schooling Attainment in Nigeria. Available at SSRN 2685122.http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2685122http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12398/288This study examines causal impact of 1976 Universal Primary Education (UPE) on individual schooling attainment in the Nigeria. This study exploits the quasi-natural experiment offered by the large-scale government investment in Universal Primary Education between 1976 and 1981 to confront the identification problems associated with this kind of study. Results from the Differences-in-Differences technique established that the UPE programme had positive and statistically significant impact on schooling attainment of beneficiaries. After controlling for all a large number of variables in the DID framework, exposure to UPE programme increases schooling attainment by 0.15 year. A formal test does not suggest that omitted variables might be influencing schooling outcomes.enNigeriaUniversal Primary EducationSchoolingArticle