85% class 8, 9 students took private tuition in 2022: report

Around 85 percent students of classes 8 and 9 took private tuition to recover education losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Education Watch 2022 report (EW22).

The report titled "Post- Pandemic Education: Recovery and Renewal of School Education" is being unveiled at the capital today.

While presenting the report, Education Watch member Mostafizur Rahman said dependency on private tutors or coaching was quite high among secondary students.

According to the study, parents reported that around 64 percent of class 8 and 50 percent of class 9 students spent Tk 1,100 to Tk 3,000 per month on private tuition last year.

A total of 79 percent of primary and 82.5 percent of secondary level students followed commercially produced guidebooks to prepare for their lessons and exams in 2022, the report said.

Parents reported spending an average of Tk 669 at the primary level and Tk 2,065 at the secondary level for buying commercial guidebooks and notebooks last month, the report said.