La privatisation et la marchandisation de l'éducation au Sénégal

• In Event: L'état des lieux de la privatisation et de la marchandisation de l'éducation dans les pays francophones d'Afrique : cas de la Côte d'Ivoire, du Mali et du Sénégal

Proposal

With GI-ESCR’s support, COSYDEP carried out a research project on the topic including field data collection with a sample size of 340 individuals and organisations in five Senegalese regions in 2020.

The research report was launched on October 5, 2021. It examines the state of privatisation and commercialisation of education in Senegal, and assesses its impact on the right to education.

The research report draws on several types of data: academic publications, legal instruments, policy and strategy documents, interviews, and statistics from questionnaires administered to families and the education community, including policy makers.

The main findings of the research highlighted in the report are:

Parents’ choice for private education due to the lack of public schools

Expensive education, source of discrimination

Insufficient regulation of private education

Author

• Cheikh Tidiane AW, Caolition des Organisations pour la Défense de l'Education Publique (COSYDEP)