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Impact of population changes on education cost.
- Source :
- Demography (Springer Nature); May1972, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p275-293, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 1972
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Abstract
- This paper has two principal aims: (1) to analyze and measure how the demographic variables-mortality, fertility, and immigration- affect the cost of education; (2) to evaluate what possibilities developing countries, such as those of Latin America, have for a rapid educational improvement. The paper relates demographic and educational variables of three different populations: Sweden, 1840-1965; the United States, 1850-1960; and Latin America, 1930-2000. Three educational variables are also cone sidered: (a) school attendance rates by sex and age; (b) distribution of students of same age by grade; and (c) cost of student by grade. Demographic changes in countries such as Sweden and the United States were favorable for the development of education. For the future, unless an increase of fertility occurs, mortality and fertility changes will not have a significant effect on the cost of education in these countries. In current less developed countries the demographic changes during the past were less favorable to educational development. A future reduction of fertility will significantly help them to achieve a higher educational level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- POPULATION
EDUCATION
FERTILITY
DEMOGRAPHY
HISTORY of education
AGE distribution
BIRTH rate
COMPARATIVE studies
EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY
LIFE expectancy
MATHEMATICAL models
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
MORTALITY
RESEARCH
SEX distribution
STATISTICS
STUDENTS
COST analysis
THEORY
EVALUATION research
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00703370
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Demography (Springer Nature)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16798919
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2060640