2023-09-13 18:46:23
A study entitled “social expenditure devoted to education: between the illusion of free education and the financial difficulties of families” drawn up by the Tunisian forum for economic and social rights (FTDS) revealed a 48% increase in the cost of education. back to school during the 2021-2023 period.
This study, which took the city of Monastir as a sample, revealed that the cost of going back to school increased by 48% during the period 2021 and 2023 due to the increase in the cost of school supplies, said the expert. in education and member of the FTDS Mounir Hssine, during a press conference organized on Wednesday September 13, 2023 in the capital and dedicated to the presentation of the results of this study.
He noted that the price of school notebooks has increased by 75%, while the costs of school supplies have increased by 39%.
According to this study, 67% of families opt for private lessons in order to help students acquire additional knowledge, indicating that the prices for an hour of private lessons vary between 15 and 20 d, while the session is set between 30 and 40 d for each student.
The monthly cost of private lessons across all governorates exceeds 16 thousand dinars, added the same source. Furthermore, he affirmed that the system of fundamental skills appearing in the orientation law of 2002 does not give importance to knowledge, which allowed students to seek academic support through private lessons, adding that 93% of school dropouts were observed among children from poor families.
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