Catholic Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enrollment Trends, Market Shares, and Comparative Advantage
The Catholic Church estimates that nine million children were enrolled in K12 Catholic schools in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016. How has the number of students in Catholic schools evolved over the last two decades? In which countries is enrollment larger, whether in absolute terms or in te...
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Universidad de Navarra
2019-11-01
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| description | The Catholic Church estimates that nine million children were enrolled in K12 Catholic schools in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016. How has the number of students in Catholic schools evolved over the last two decades? In which countries is enrollment larger, whether in absolute terms or in terms of market share? Are Catholic schools performing better than other schools once controls are introduced for the students that enroll in Catholic schools? Finally, what can be learned from the practices of well-performing schools such as those managed by the Fe y Alegría network? To answer these questions, this paper provides trends in enrollment in Catholic schools in the region, estimates their market share, and discusses lessons from the literature with a focus on Fe y Alegría schools. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71ba67c08f36493aa2ceb340548a5aa42022-12-22T03:36:11ZengUniversidad de NavarraEstudios sobre Educación1578-70012386-62922019-11-013710.15581/004.37.91-111Catholic Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enrollment Trends, Market Shares, and Comparative AdvantageQuentin WodonThe Catholic Church estimates that nine million children were enrolled in K12 Catholic schools in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016. How has the number of students in Catholic schools evolved over the last two decades? In which countries is enrollment larger, whether in absolute terms or in terms of market share? Are Catholic schools performing better than other schools once controls are introduced for the students that enroll in Catholic schools? Finally, what can be learned from the practices of well-performing schools such as those managed by the Fe y Alegría network? To answer these questions, this paper provides trends in enrollment in Catholic schools in the region, estimates their market share, and discusses lessons from the literature with a focus on Fe y Alegría schools.https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/estudios-sobre-educacion/article/view/35210K12 educationCatholic schoolsMarket shareFe y AlegríaLatin AmericaCaribbean |
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| title | Catholic Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enrollment Trends, Market Shares, and Comparative Advantage |
| title_full | Catholic Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enrollment Trends, Market Shares, and Comparative Advantage |
| title_fullStr | Catholic Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enrollment Trends, Market Shares, and Comparative Advantage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Catholic Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enrollment Trends, Market Shares, and Comparative Advantage |
| title_short | Catholic Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enrollment Trends, Market Shares, and Comparative Advantage |
| title_sort | catholic schools in latin america and the caribbean enrollment trends market shares and comparative advantage |
| topic | K12 education Catholic schools Market share Fe y Alegría Latin America Caribbean |
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