The Woes of Private Education
We said yesterday, after discussing the devastating panorama of secondary education in Colombia (as only 13 out of every 100 students manage to finish tenth and eleventh grade), that it made sense to refer to what is happening in private school education.
TL;DR
- Over 400 private schools have closed in Bogotá between 2020 and 2026.
- This trend represents a loss of educational history, connections, collective efforts, and experiences.
- The crisis in private education in Bogotá has been apparent since 2016, with a continuous loss of students.
- Factors contributing to the closures include a 45% decrease in birth rate in Bogotá between 2015 and 2025.
- A significant number of students have transitioned to homeschooling after the pandemic, driven by cost savings.
- Some private schools are criticized for low levels of formation, innovation, and teamwork, focusing on transmitting irrelevant information.
- A political environment that weakens private education is also cited as a contributing factor.