Family and State Spending on Education in Spain: Differences between Public and Publicly-Funded Private Educational Institutions

• Main Authors: Jesús Rogero-García, Mario Andrés-Candelas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) 2014-01-01
• Series: Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
• Subjects: Educational Inequalities; Public Schools; Grant-Aided Private Schools; Government Spending; Educational Policy; Family School Relationship
• Online Access: http://reis.cis.es/REIS/PDF/REIS_147_07_ENGLISH1404907008538.pdf
• ISSN: 0210-5233; 1988-5903

This paper estimates public and private (household) spending per student on education in early childhood, primary and secondary education in Spain, in public educational institutions and in publicly-funded private educational institutions. We use 2007 data from the Household Spending on Education Survey and the Statistics on Public Spending on Education. Public expenditure on education per student in publicly-funded private educational institutions was 49.9% that spent on public educational institutions. The cost assumed by families in public institutions was 38.7% that spent on publicly-funded private educational institutions. The total expenditure per student on publicly-funded private educational institutions was 66.9% that spent on public educational institutions. Enrollment in publicly-funded private educational institutions implies a reduction of public expenditure on education and the transfer of part of those educational expenses to families.