A sound education sector is fundamental for the economic, social, and political transformation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC has achieved significant progress in its education sector over the last decade, demonstrating strong resilience following a particularly violent period in its history. The DRC's development trajectory…

Concentrating on a sample of 30 secondary schools in the Oyo state of Western Nigeria, this study diagnoses the disparities in secondary education development there and seeks those factors that determine the unit cost of education. The status of secondary educational development in Oyo state is shown by examining those indicators showing such…

An analysis is presented of the Illinois Public Community College Unit Cost Study for Fiscal Year (FY) 1980, an annual study using basic enrollment and cost data supplied by college for each instructional area offered. After introductory material, including study highlights and a glossary of terms, district and school data are provided on net…

Used to determine grant rates for state financial support and as an accountability report to citizens, this report presents data for fiscal year 1998 on course offerings, enrollments, and costs for Illinois public community colleges. The unit costs are shown for a student semester credit hour. Highlights for fiscal year 1998 include the following:…

Cost and expenditure developments in countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development are considered. The time evolution of overall educational expenditure without reference to a particular school level is examined, using National Account statistics. This analysis involves: examining the education share in…

This unit cost study of the Illinois Community College Board is an annual project involving the direct participation of all community colleges in Illinois. Each college submits data based on course offerings, enrollments, and costs to the Board staff, who in turn check the data for consistency with credit hour claims and financial reports, and…

Using the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education program classification structure, this document reports fiscal year 1975-76 financial data for Connecticut's regional community colleges. Four major sections comprise this report: (1) Part A--general fund statements, including summaries of general fund expenditures by function, unit costs…

This report presents the results of a detailed unit cost study of Alaska's ten community colleges for fiscal year (FY) 1981. After introductory material, the summary results of the study are presented under eight categories: (1) full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher compensation per fiscal-year equated (FYE) student (i.e., a hypothetical student…