Pricing of Private Education in Urban India: Demand, Use, and Impact

There is a large market for education services for children in the developing world, with many of these services provided by private education service providers. Yet little is known about how prices influence demand and utilization of these services. This study will explore this issue by examining demand for tutoring services among post-primary school children in India. Through a two-part pricing design, we will investigate how prices influence the number and composition of those willing to take up the services, whether prices can induce more frequent attendance through a psychological effect, and whether treatment effects are heterogeneous by willingness to pay. In addition, given the gender bias prevalent in educational attainment in India especially among older children, we will explore differential effects that pricing policy can have on children based on their age and gender.

*To learn more about key findings from this evaluation read Pricing Private Education in Urban India: Demand, Use and Impact