Implications of Demographic, Religious, and Enrollment Trends for the Footprint of Faith-Based Schools Globally

Quentin Wodon

The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 2019, vol. 17, issue 4, 52-62

Abstract: Faith-based schools play an important role today in the provision of education globally. Are the schools likely to continue to play such a role in the future? If so, where is that role likely to be most prominent? This paper considers these questions on the basis of long-term demographic, religious, and school enrollment trends. The trends suggest that enrollment in faith-based schools will continue to grow rapidly, as has been the case over the last few decades. But there will also be a fundamental shift, with a rising concentration of students in faith-based schools located in Africa. This may have implications given the learning crisis affecting the continent.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2019.1681787

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