{"id":180201,"date":"2017-06-20T18:06:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T16:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=180201"},"modified":"2017-06-20T18:05:33","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T16:05:33","slug":"how-much-it-costs-to-send-a-child-to-school-in-south-africa-vs-the-rest-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/180201\/how-much-it-costs-to-send-a-child-to-school-in-south-africa-vs-the-rest-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"How much it costs to send a child to school in South Africa vs the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest International School Fees Survey for 2017, conducted by expat portal ExpatFinder.com, shows how the cost to educate a child in South Africa compares to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

The survey is based on a comprehensive market survey of 1,576 international schools across 117 countries, and examines the growing financial burden of international education faced by expats worldwide.<\/p>\n

According to S\u00e9bastien Deschamps, CEO and co-founder of ExpatFinder.com<\/a><\/strong>, there has been 2% year-on-year increase in international school fees globally, however this can vary wildly from market to market.<\/p>\n

“The rising cost of international education is exacerbated by increased demand from wealthy or even middle-class families of emerging nations in Asia and the Middle East who want a grounding in international curricula for their children,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We have also seen significant reductions in subsidies offered by home governments and international schools, further compounding the financial outlay of expat parents who may already find fees at top-end international schools out of reach.”<\/p>\n

Based on the median yearly cost of tuition fees, the group found that Switzerland (US$29,711 per annum), Austria (U$25,957) and China (US$25,820 per annum) lead the rankings as the most expensive countries in the world for international education.<\/p>\n

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However, when prices are adjusted for the cost of living in a given nation, the picture changes, with Kazakhstan catapulting to the top of the list, with Switzerland dropping to 21st place.<\/p>\n

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South Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Africa currently ranks 62nd out of the 117 countries surveyed with the yearly cost of tuition fees being US$7,090 (R92,600), the group said.<\/p>\n

The total cost per child (educated from 6 to 18 years old) comes to US$85,084 (R1.1 million).<\/p>\n

When tuition costs are adjusted for the relative cost of living, South Africa moves up to 47th place in the rankings.<\/p>\n

“Although this is a bit of a jump, it isn’t as high as other countries we’ve seen, suggesting that the school prices are pretty reasonable for the region,” ExpatFinder said.<\/p>\n

In an African context, South Africa’s fees are the 9th highest, with Nigeria, Sudan and Oman leading the continental ranking.<\/p>\n

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Africa, as a whole, has an average yearly cost of US$4,244, meaning that South Africa’s average is around 67% higher than the African average.<\/p>\n

Contrary to the global increase in tuition fees of 2%, Africa saw fees decrease by 2%, year-on-year the group said.<\/p>\n

“Overall both Africa as a continent, and South Africa as a country offer amazing value for money when it comes to international schools, and are much much cheaper than a lot of the world. After all, the global average for tuition fees is US$19,183 per year,” the group said.<\/p>\n

Conversions done at 1 USD =\u00a013.06 ZAR<\/em><\/p>\n

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