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What are the determinants of education demand in Kenya?

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1) Authorities in Economics of Education including Nwadiani (2000), Sheehan (1973) have stated that the
demand for education in the world over is a function of economic factors, including cost, family disposable income, expected benefits, availability of non-educational alternatives, unemployment rates and socio-cultural set up.
2) Cost is one of the major determinants of the demand for education. It is the responsibility of the Kenyan government to provide education for her citizens. But we know that this is not usually the case. In fact much of the cost of education is borne by private individuals and at times, local communities.
3) Family disposable income is another major determinant of the demand for education. Most families are very poor in Kenya. Only a few are rich. Those families who are very poor have little or no income to dispose towards the education of their children. Nwadiani (2000) had argued that poor families will certainly find it difficult to pay fees and that even when free education is offered, it imposes a substantial financial burden through earnings forgone and out of pocket expenses for clothes, travel, books or materials.
4) Another determinant of education demand is the availability of non- educational alternatives. Writing on this Akangbou (1998) and Nwadiani (2000) pointed out the decision to invest or not to invest in education would depend on the availability or not of non-educational alternatives. Education, as we know, is very essential for individual and societal progress.
5) Socio-cultural elements is also another determinant of the demand for education socio-cultural
elements here refer to social origin and pattern which affect values and attitudes towards education
demand. Writing on this, Nwadiani (2000) noted that children.
6) There is high rate of unemployment among school leavers in Kenya. This has affected the
demand for education. Actually, when people discover that there are no ready jobs, they will not be
motivated to pursue education.

raphael answered the question on August 4, 2021 at 07:59

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