Some Equity Tssues in Education in the English-speaking Caribbean Countries

Bibliographic Data

ID11401656
AuthorsJohn Gafar (Long Island University, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume22
Issue3
Pages630-653
Publication date2001-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0225-5189 • E-ISSN: 2158-9100
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02255189.2001.9668837
OpenAlexW2042744152
LanguageEN
References cited8

The largest share of school enrollment in the English-speaking Caribbean countries is at the primary level, but a disproportionate share of public expenditure goes to higher education. Public expenditure on higher education is regressive, and upper-income groups should bear a greater share of the cost of higher education. The evidence shows that performance of the educational system, as measured bypass rates at the 11+ and Caribbean Examination Council examinations, is rather low. The level of education is correlated with the level of earnings, unemployment and poverty. Finally, the evidence shows that free education does not mean free education for all classes and that state expenditures on higher education subsidize upper-income groups. The state needs to emphasize and provide quality primary education, and improve the all-age schools that are attended predominantly by the poor

Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Education economics · Education policy · Equity (law · Higher education · Labour economics · Political science · Poverty · Primary education · Public education · Public expenditure · Public finance · Subsidy · Unemployment · Education Systems and Policy · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Finance

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