Educating Children in Poor Countries

Economic Issues, June 1, 2005

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• Authors: Eva Jenkner, Arye L. Hillman
• Published: June 1, 2005
• Series: Economic Issues
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589062436.051

Summary

• In an ideal world, primary education would be universal and publicly financed, and all children would be able to attend school regardless of their parents’ ability or willingness to pay.
• In many poor countries, governments lack either the financial resources or the political will to provide each child with a basic education.
• Despite the benefits that would accrue not only to individuals but to society as a whole, some governments do not provide universal primary education.
• In some of these countries, parents cover part or all of the cost of their children’s education.
• This paper explores the pros and cons of user payments.

Subject and Keywords

• Subject: Education, National accounts, Personal income
• Keywords: Community-managed school, East Asia, EI, government, Personal income, school, school administrator, school attendance, School enrollment, School fee, school management, school supplies, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, user payment

Core analytical focus

• The trade-off between universal publicly financed primary education and user payments in poor countries.
• Fiscal and political constraints that lead to partial or full reliance on parental payments for schooling.
• Consideration of social and individual benefits of basic education versus the equity and access implications of user fees.

International Monetary Fund. Educating Children in Poor Countries. Economic Issues No. 2005/003 (2005).

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