School Fees : A Roadblock to Education For All
There is increasing momentum on the road to Education for All (EFA), but school fees are still a roadblock for too many children. Several African countries have recently abolished school fees outright. The dramatic surge in enrollments that followe...
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okr-10986-103502021-04-23T14:02:50Z School Fees : A Roadblock to Education For All Bentaouet Kattan, Raja Burnett, Nicholas CAPITATION COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS COMMUNITY FINANCING DEBT DEBT RELIEF EDUCATION FOR ALL EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCING GAP FINANCING MECHANISMS GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT INCOME INDIRECT COSTS LESSONS LEARNED OFFSETTING OPPORTUNITY COSTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PURCHASING TEACHER RECRUITMENT UNIFORMS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION USER FEES There is increasing momentum on the road to Education for All (EFA), but school fees are still a roadblock for too many children. Several African countries have recently abolished school fees outright. The dramatic surge in enrollments that followed, is strong evidence that the payment of fees can be a major obstacle to enrollment. The note examines the prevalence of fees, and their impact worldwide, and draws lessons involved in attempts to eliminate user fees, and to provide alternate sources of financing. Some important lessons are being learned from these efforts, namely, that fees cannot be abolished without consideration of whether, and how, they should be replaced by an alternative source of income. Replacement revenues can be provided by simply increasing expenditures on education, by improving the efficiency of education spending, or by use of debt relief funds to close the financing gap. 2012-08-13T11:14:03Z 2012-08-13T11:14:03Z 2004-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/08/5175239/school-fees-roadblock-education-all http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10350 English Education Notes CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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CAPITATION COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS COMMUNITY FINANCING DEBT DEBT RELIEF EDUCATION FOR ALL EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCING GAP FINANCING MECHANISMS GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT INCOME INDIRECT COSTS LESSONS LEARNED OFFSETTING OPPORTUNITY COSTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PURCHASING TEACHER RECRUITMENT UNIFORMS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION USER FEES |
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CAPITATION COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS COMMUNITY FINANCING DEBT DEBT RELIEF EDUCATION FOR ALL EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCING GAP FINANCING MECHANISMS GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT INCOME INDIRECT COSTS LESSONS LEARNED OFFSETTING OPPORTUNITY COSTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PURCHASING TEACHER RECRUITMENT UNIFORMS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION USER FEES Bentaouet Kattan, Raja Burnett, Nicholas School Fees : A Roadblock to Education For All |
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There is increasing momentum on the road
to Education for All (EFA), but school fees are still a
roadblock for too many children. Several African countries
have recently abolished school fees outright. The dramatic
surge in enrollments that followed, is strong evidence that
the payment of fees can be a major obstacle to enrollment.
The note examines the prevalence of fees, and their impact
worldwide, and draws lessons involved in attempts to
eliminate user fees, and to provide alternate sources of
financing. Some important lessons are being learned from
these efforts, namely, that fees cannot be abolished without
consideration of whether, and how, they should be replaced
by an alternative source of income. Replacement revenues can
be provided by simply increasing expenditures on education,
by improving the efficiency of education spending, or by use
of debt relief funds to close the financing gap. |
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Bentaouet Kattan, Raja Burnett, Nicholas |
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School Fees : A Roadblock to Education For All |
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School Fees : A Roadblock to Education For All |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/08/5175239/school-fees-roadblock-education-all http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10350 |
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