PRIVATE EDUCATION IS GOOD FOR - Cato Institute

PRIVATE

EDUCATION

IS GOOD FOR

THE POOR

A Study of Private Schools Serving

the Poor in Low-Income Countries

JAMES TOOLEY

& PAULINE DIXON

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................vii

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................................3

OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH........................................................................................................................................................5

1. WHAT ARE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF PRIVATE EDUCATION FOR THE POOR? ................................................................7

2. HOW DID FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION IMPACT ENROLLMENT? .........................................................................................19

3. HOW DO PRIVATE AND STATE SCHOOLS COMPARE?.........................................................................................................23

4. HOW WELL DO CHILDREN ACHIEVE? .............................................................................................................................29

5. HOW WELL ARE PRIVATE SCHOOLS FUNDED, AND DO ALL PUPILS PAY FEES? .................................................................37

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS .........................................................................................................................................43

NOTES ..................................................................................................................................................................................47

ABOUT THE AUTHORS...........................................................................................................................................................51

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