Family and State Spending on Education in Spain: Differences between Public and Publicly-Funded Private Educational Institutions

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https://doi.org/10.5477/cis/reis.147.121

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Educational Inequalities, Public Schools, Grant-Aided Private Schools, Government Spending, Educational Policy, Family School Relationship

Abstract

This paper estimates public and private (household) spending per student
on education in early childhood, primary and secondary education in
Spain, in public educational institutions and in publicly-funded private
educational institutions. We use 2007 data from the Household Spending
on Education Survey and the Statistics on Public Spending on Education.
Public expenditure on education per student in publicly-funded private
educational institutions was 49.9% that spent on public educational
institutions. The cost assumed by families in public institutions was
38.7% that spent on publicly-funded private educational institutions.
The total expenditure per student on publicly-funded private educational
institutions was 66.9% that spent on public educational institutions.
Enrollment in publicly-funded private educational institutions implies a
reduction of public expenditure on education and the transfer of part of
those educational expenses to families.

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Published

2024-02-07

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Rogero García, J., & Andrés Candela, M. (2024). Family and State Spending on Education in Spain: Differences between Public and Publicly-Funded Private Educational Institutions. Revista Española De Investigaciones Sociológicas, (147), 121–132. https://doi.org/10.5477/cis/reis.147.121

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Notas de Investigación