This study evaluates a large (N > 366,000) sample of young women (15-18 years) from 64 lower- and middle-income countries for associations between height, household wealth, and schooling outcomes, with a focus on secondary school attendance. A pooled sample and regional samples (Latin America, South/Southeast Asia, East Africa, and West Africa) are evaluated. A dual purpose is to evaluate both associations between height and schooling, and potential height-wealth interactions such that height associations to schooling vary over levels of wealth. Ordered probit analysis indicates positive marginal probabilities from height on secondary school attendance in all samples, with diminishing probabilities in the Latin America and South/SE Asia samples, and flat/increasing probabilities in the African samples. For South/SE Asia and taller women in Latin America, height associations are stronger at lower household wealth. For both African samples and shorter women in Latin America, height associations are stronger at higher wealth. The findings suggest that the height-schooling relationship may derive from the influence from early-life health, and may also be affected by differences in health and education environments as suggested by variations across regions and height-wealth interactions within regions.

本研究评估了来自 64 个低收入和中等收入国家的大量 (N > 366,000) 年轻女性（15-18 岁）样本，了解身高、家庭财富和学校教育成果之间的关联，重点关注中学入学率。对汇总样本和区域样本（拉丁美洲、南亚/东南亚、东非和西非）进行评估。双重目的是评估身高与受教育程度之间的关联，以及潜在的身高与财富的相互作用，使得身高与受教育程度的关联随着财富水平的不同而变化。有序概率分析表明，所有样本的中学入学率从身高开始的边际概率为正，拉丁美洲和南亚/东南亚样本的概率递减，而非洲样本的概率持平/递增。对于南亚/东南亚和拉丁美洲较高的女性来说，家庭财富较低时身高关联性更强。对于非洲样本和拉丁美洲的矮个子女性来说，财富越高，身高关联性就越强。研究结果表明，身高与受教育程度的关系可能源于早期健康的影响，也可能受到健康和教育环境差异的影响，如不同地区的差异以及地区内身高与财富的相互作用所表明的。