economy
diciembre 20, 2025
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.