Returns to investment in education: a decennial review of the global literature
Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
- Psacharopoulos, George (Author)
- Patrinos, Harry Anthony (Author)
Title
Returns to investment in education: a decennial review of the global literature
Abstract
In the 60-plus year history of returns to investment in education estimates, there have been several compilations in the literature. This paper updates Psacharopoulos and Patrinos and reviews the latest trends and patterns based on 1120 estimates in 139 countries from 1950 to 2014. The private average global return to a year of schooling is 9% a year. Private returns to higher education increased, raising issues of financing and equity. Social returns to schooling remain high. Women continue to experience higher average returns to schooling, showing that girls’ education remains a priority.
Publication
Education Economics
Volume
26
Issue
5
Pages
445-458
Date
2018-09-03
ISSN
0964-5292
Short Title
Returns to investment in education
Accessed
01/04/2022, 09:42
Library Catalogue
Taylor and Francis+NEJM
Extra
Publisher: Routledge
_eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2018.1484426
Citation
Psacharopoulos, G., & Patrinos, H. A. (2018). Returns to investment in education: a decennial review of the global literature. Education Economics, 26(5), 445–458. https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2018.1484426
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