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Household demand for private tutoring in Tunisia

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  • Neji Saidi
  • Mohieddine Rahmouni

    (University of Tunis El Manar)

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This article is devoted to an analysis of household demand for private tutoring in Tunisia. The data come from the National Household Budget, Consumption and Standard of Living Survey. Logistic regression models are used to determine the association between family socioeconomic conditions and the decision to use private tutoring. The results show that the demand for private tutoring is positively linked to a family's patrimony and its financial capacity. The negative coefficient of the dwelling factor may seem strange given that households which own their dwelling can be considered wealthy people, but this is not the case in Tunisia. Family size is positively and significantly correlated with private tutoring. This can be explained by the particularity of the Tunisian context. Location is an important factor, and households in coastal areas are more motivated for private lessons.

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  • Neji Saidi & Mohieddine Rahmouni, 2022. "Household demand for private tutoring in Tunisia," Post-Print hal-04270372, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04270372
    DOI: 10.1504/ijeed.2023.10048649
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