Por qué están aumentando más los costos en las instituciones de educación públicas que en las privadas
Universidades públicas en Colombia están gastando más que las privadas. Foto: iStock
TL;DR
- The Higher Education Cost Index (Ices) reported a 6.14% annual increase in education costs for the second semester.
- Public institutions saw a 7.25% annual cost increase, compared to 5.10% for private institutions.
- Personnel expenses, including formalization of professors and salary increases, are the main drivers of cost hikes in public institutions.
- Purchases of goods and services also contributed to rising costs, with public institutions showing a 5.9% increase and private institutions a 4.9% increase.
- Semesterly, public institutions registered a 5.36% variation, while private institutions showed a 0.41% variation.
- Technological institutions (6.25%) and universities (6.22%) had cost increases above the national average.
- Experts emphasize the need for budget efficiency to ensure more young people can access higher education.