Salario mínimo presiona cierre de colegios privados en el país

TL;DR

Approximately 35 private schools in Colombia have closed or will close this year.
Rising operational costs, including increased salaries due to the minimum wage hike, are pressuring private educational institutions.
The government's authorized tuition fee increase (around 7%) is significantly lower than the mandated salary increase.
This financial imbalance makes it difficult for schools to sustain their operations.
Schools catering to lower and middle-income students (strata 2 and 3) are disproportionately affected.
Declining birth rates have reduced demand, especially in early childhood education.
The closure of formal institutions pushes families towards informal, unmonitored educational services.
The public education system lacks the capacity to absorb the influx of students from closing private schools without additional strain on resources.

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