Low-Cost Private Schools in Tanzania : A Descriptive Analysis
This paper discusses the potential role of low-cost private secondary schools in Tanzania. The share of private enrollment has been negatively correlated with the availability of public schools. With the 2016 Fee-Free Basic Education Policy, the pu...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/757581597327760919/Low-Cost-Private-Schools-in-Tanzania-A-Descriptive-Analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34357 |
| Summary: | This paper discusses the potential role
of low-cost private secondary schools in Tanzania. The share
of private enrollment has been negatively correlated with
the availability of public schools. With the 2016 Fee-Free
Basic Education Policy, the public secondary education
system is experiencing significant demand pressures. The
government has limited resources to address these pressures.
Using micro-data from the Morogoro region, the paper finds
that private schools have excess capacity that can allow for
absorption of additional students at relatively low cost
through potential public-private partnerships. The paper
finds no evidence that service delivery or student
performance is worse in private schools relative to their
public counterparts. These findings provide empirical
evidence on some key enabling conditions for potential
public-private partnerships for secondary education in Tanzania. |
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