Determinants of household expenditure on secondary education: special reference to advanced level science stream students of Mutur DS division

Abstract

Secondary education is one of the most important aspects in the world. In this regard, the main objective of this research is to find out the factors that determine the expenditure of the household on secondary education by focusing on the students of the G.C.E. Advanced Level Science stream in the Muthur Division. In order to achieve this objective, the assistance and problems were faced by the public and private sectors in the field of household were identified, and providing suggestions and solutions are the sub-objectives of this research paper. For this study, 220 people were sampled via a simple random sampling technique, and the data was collected through a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed using descriptive and multiple regression analysis via SPSS and MS Excel software. The results of this study have been found that influencing factors of household were determined such as income for the household, cost of education for other children, cost of transport, cost of food and religion have significant influence on expenditure of the households on secondary education. Therefore, this study suggests that the government and the private sector should adopt the best policy to promote the growth of the secondary education system and provide opportunities and facilities for the students from the study area to pursue education in their home towns without seeking education outside.