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This study investigated the impact of poverty on
rural education of girls in Afghanistan. The study
employed the Randomized control trial in a field
experiment which is structured to include two
groups namely the treatment and control groups.
Variables used include; the level of individual
wealth, village based school as the treatment
group, the interaction of being poor in a village-
based school. The findings showed that girls from
poor homes do not have access to education when
compared to girls from rich homes. When schools
are established in rural areas, girls from poor
homes still cannot be enrolled in schools. Also,
from the results, it was observed that girls who
are enrolled in schools often score more than boys
in class test. To policy makers, this research
recommends a shift from pursuing only boy child
education to also include the girl child in
education policies either by allowing girls to join
the boys in same school or create a separate girls’
school for the girls. Achieving this balance has huge implications for the social, political and
economic welfare of the citizens.
