Diferencias Educativas entre Escuelas Privadas y Públicas en Argentina

In this work we examine the differences in terms of outcomes between students who attend public and private schools in Argentina. To do this we use the results from the PISA standardized test exams conducted in the years 2009 and 2012 in Argentina. These exams asses 15 year old student's performance in Mathematics, Reading and Science Literacy. PISA also collects data on each student assessed, on his environment and on the type of school he assists. In Argentina students who attend private schools achieve on average significantly higher outcomes in the PISA exams than their counterparts in public schools.We find that in 2009 this difference can be explained by very strong disparities in educational resources between both types of schools. However, in 2012 these disparities in educational resources are reduced considerably, but the difference in outcomes persists.We find evidence that suggests that this persistence can be explained by the unchanging differences in socio-economic composition between both types of schools, indicating that the difference in outcomes between private and public schools may be explained at least in part by peer effects.