Evidence item

The 3.6 figure is a programme-level LAYS translation (one LAYS interpreted as one high-quality schooling year) per US$100, not an unqualified result for every SMS arm; SMS-only has a separate 41.1 LAYS per US$100 figure and mixed effects. DIRECT_TEXT

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 25961

Source: Mobile education builds resilience during shocks in five countries · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:6a8350b7c865311b3929b55ef5dfd97f39a4b144d7be2183dd1a0987be3e0336

Exact excerpt

Second, we use LAYS, a cost-effectiveness measure in education ... each LAYS can be interpreted as a high-quality year of schooling gained. We find the programme yields 3.6 LAYS per US$100, ranking in the top 10 out of 150 education interventions reviewed ... The SMS-only intervention ... can be ... 41.1 learning-adjusted years of schooling (LAYS) per US$100. However, whereas phone and SMS effects were consistent across all countries, the effects in the SMS-only arm varied across contexts.

Linked claims

Claim	Direction	Relevance	Steps	Counted
16010c9a	QUALIFY	DIRECT	0	yes

Audits

None.