Rurality and access to higher education

Sheila Trahar, Sue Timmis, Lisa Lucas, Kibashini Naidoo · 2020 · Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education

Summary. Rural populations face significant barriers to accessing higher education compared to urban populations, both globally and within individual countries. These disparities reflect historical inequalities rooted in colonialism and neo-imperialism, which continue to marginalize rural knowledge systems. The paper examines how rurality mediates educational access and employment opportunities across diverse geographic contexts, revealing that rural-urban inequalities persist in both the global South and North, though often more starkly in the South.

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Trahar, S., Timmis, S., Lucas, L., & Naidoo, K.. (2020). Rurality and access to higher education. Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2020.1810895

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DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2020.1810895
Countries: United Kingdom, South Africa
Regions: Europe, Africa
Categories: education, regional-innovation-systems
Added: 2026-04-28