Urban Education: The benefits of urban education, the argument for decentralization, and the impact on the local economy

2017-06-15
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Published : Jun-2017
No. of Pages : 26
Table of Contents
Table of contents 3
List of exhibits 4
Executive summary 5
Section 1: Rural versus urban education 6
Section 1, Urban students commonly receive a better education than their rural counterparts 7
Section 1, Urbanization can increase access to education: Developed countries 8
Section 1, Urbanization can increase access to education: Developing countries 9
Section 2: Urbanization and decentralization of education 10
Section 3: Impact on the local economy 12
Section 3, Further education benefits an economy substantially 13
Section 3, Example: United States 14
Section 4: Key findings and Recommendations 17
Appendix 20
Acronyms and definitions 24
About the author 25
Contact information 26



List of Figures
Exhibit 1: Tertiary education attainment: Country level versus capital city 2015 7
EXHIBIT 2: OECD countries: GDP growth and tertiary education income growth, 2000-2010 13
EXHIBIT 3: Mean household income (US$) versus further education attainment (%) 2016 14
EXHIBIT 4: Financial Intermediation & Real Estate (% of GVA) versus further education attainment (%) 2016 14
EXHIBIT 5: Services (% of total employment) versus further education attainment (%) 2016 15
EXHIBIT 6: Agriculture (% of total employment) versus further education attainment (%) 2016 15
EXHIBIT 7: Unemployment Rate (%) versus further education attainment (%) 2016 16
EXHIBIT 8: GDP per capita (PPP) versus further education attainment (%) 2016 16
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