Change in Determinants of Public and Private Schooling System in Pakistan, from 1998-99 to 2007-08

A positive change has been observed since the start of previous decade with continuous improvement in enrollment rates. At the same time, government’s share in enrollment is falling at all levels over the period. Private schooling system has played a primary role in turning around the stagnant rates of enrollment, particularly in urban and semi urban areas. This study aims to find out the determinants of public and private schooling systems. We will analyze the behavioral changes of parents over the last ten years i.e. from 1998-99 to 2007-08. We will use Pakistan Integrated Household Survey (PIHS) 1998-99 and Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLM) 2007-08 data. In order to understand changes in enrolment, we will study change in household size, monthly per capita consumption, parents’ education, per student expenditure on education, livelihood status of parents and number of children under 15 years in the household.