Open AccessMore Schools, Larger Schools, or Both? Patterns of Enrollment Growth in K12 Catholic Schools Globally
Author(s) -
Quentin Wodon
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
catholic education/catholic education (dayton, ohio. online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2164-0246
pISSN - 1097-9638
DOI - 10.15365/joce.2201072019
Subject(s) - china , developing country , educational attainment , economic growth , political science , demographic economics , population , development economics , sociology , economics , demography , law
After the governments of China and India, the Catholic Church isprobably the third largest provider of K12 education in the world. How hasgrowth in enrollment in K12 Catholic schools varied across countries overthe last two decades? Which countries have accounted for most of the growthat the regional and global level? What has been the role of the number ofschools and the size of schools in enrollment growth, or in the declineobserved in some countries? Given trends towards higher enrollment in thedeveloping world due to population growth and higher educational attainment,has enrollment growth in Catholic schools enabled them to maintain theirmarket share over time? Finally, what do the data suggest for some of theconstraints and strategic choices faced by Catholic schools in variouscountries? The objective of this paper is to answer these questions with afocus on trends in Catholic school enrollment and market shares acrosscountries from 1995 to 2016.