Returnn from the School System in Bangladesh

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Return from the school system in Return from the school system in BangladeshBangladesh

Gazi Mahabubul AlamGazi Mahabubul Alam

Mirja Mohammad ShahjamalMirja Mohammad Shahjamal

Goutam RoyGoutam Roy

Background of the studyBackground of the study

• Investment in education has significant return therefore countries are paying especial priority in allocating budget in education

• Most researches put effort to understand the return to investment in education in terms of financial benefit

• Scholars argue that even the economic return of education is low, social return is high.

• However, economic and social development are interrelated and one influence the other.

• We considered both school and out-of-school education.

Research questionsResearch questions

• What is the contribution made by different level of Education?

• What is the contribution made by school system and out of school system of education?

• What is the disparity in selecting the aims of education provided by the different providers?

• What is the gap in the school system in contributing desired level?

• How can school system contribute more significantly?

MethodologyMethodology

• Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to collect data.

• Techniques: Survey and interview• We surveyed 1376 respondents – based on

various level of education and job types. All the respondents were in job.

• Of the respondents of survey, 176 had no formal education, 247 were primary graduate, 219 were secondary, 231 were higher secondary and 503 were higher educated.

Methodology contd….Methodology contd….

• Interview was done with 200 respondents.

• Of the interviewees, 46 had no formal education, 37 were primary graduates, 32 were secondary, 47 were higher secondary and 38 were higher educated.

• Quantitative data were used to explore the perception and qualitative data supplemented in this regard.

• Academic and scholars were not included as we dealt only with the workforce.

FindingsFindings

• We considered both school education and out-of-school education.

• We also considered both the economic and social return of education.

Findings contd….Findings contd….

• Use of knowledge by providers:

Graduates Institutional edu (%)

Non-institutional edu (%)

Average (%)

Primary 0 17.0 8.5

Secondary 6.35 12.0 9.18

Higher Sec 13.38 9.0 11.1

Higher edu 18.78 7.0 12.8

Average 9.63 11.25 10.4

Findings Contd…Findings Contd…Graduates

School education Out-of-school edu. Average

Econo return (%)

Social return (%)

Total Econo return (%)

Social return (%)

Total

Prim. 0 17.0 8.5 14.0 18.0 16.0 12.25

Sec. 6.35 12.0 9.18 12.0 22.0 17.0 13.09

H.Sc. 13.38 9.0 11.19 16.0 18.0 17.0 14.09

High 18.78 7.0 12.89 11.0 26.0 18.5 15.69

Ave. 9.63 11.25 10.44 13.25 23.5 18.37 14.4


• Use of knowledge reducing unemployment

Graduates Economic return (%) Social Return (%)

Average

Total After reducing unemployed

Total

Primary 7.0 6.7 17.5 12.1

Secondary 9.18 8.1 17.0 12.6

Higher Sec 14.69 12.2 18.5 15.4

Higher edu 14.89 10.5 16.5 13.5

Average 11.44 9.4 13.34 13.37


• Contribution of different grades of education in economic and social return:

• Contribution of primary graduates: 12.1

• Contribution of only secondary graduates: 12.6-12.1 = 0.5

• Contribution of only higher secondary graduates: 15.4-12.6 = 2.8

• Contribution of only tertiary graduates: 13.5-15.4 = -1.9

Findings contd….Findings contd….• Conclusion:• Legislators should explore the potential employment

market within national and offshore and manpower will be developed with the view to the projection.

• Country shall not produce huge number of higher educated individuals than its need.

• Rules should be restricted for the professional to work in their receptive field explicitly.

• Increasing budget for in-service training is required.• Rules should restrict the out-of-school provisions from

providing education contradictory with school system and culture of the country.

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