ABSTRACT:
Private education in Peru began its period of greatest boom in the second half of the decade of the 1990s. Specifically, it was in 1996 when the second government of Alberto Fujimori (1995-2000) promoted the liberalization of the educational market. As of that date, both the educational service offers and the private enrollment increase steadily and, after 20 years, it was apparently irreversible, particularly in urban areas. The objective of this article is to show the itinerary followed by private education in Peru, based on the explanation of the growth of enrollment in cities. For this, the behavior of three variables has been studied: the increase of the educational offer, the economic growth of the families and the decrease in the size of the families. In general, the results showed that school enrolment grows due to the economic growth of families, the increase in private supply and the decrease in family size.
Keywords:
Private education; School enrollment; Urban education; Peru