What Drives Demand for Private Tutoring in the Middle East and North Africa Region? Evidence from a Youth Survey

Ali Fakih, Nathir Haimoun () and Anastasia Sleiman
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Nathir Haimoun: University of Lethbridge
Anastasia Sleiman: Lebanese American University

No 15319, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper examines the determinants of private tutoring in five major Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia. The paper uses data extracted from the SAHWA Youth Survey (2016) and runs a probit model. The main findings indicate that age, receiving financial support, having educated parents, and living in urban areas increase the demand for private tutoring. Conversely, the results show that being a male student or a child of an employed mother would decrease the need for a private tutor. The empirical findings propose potential policy implications for MENA countries facing exacerbating gaps in the education system while emphasizing the challenges hindering public schools from delivering quality education.

Keywords: youth; shadow education; private tutoring; MENA region; probit model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I22 I24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 pages
Date: 2022-05
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Published - published in: African Development Review, 2022, 34 (2), 268-279

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