Technical And Financial Feasibility Study For Private Primary Education Schools In Baghdad

Abstract

Primary schools are the basis of education in Iraq and the rest of the world, and primary education is a basic and important part of investment in human capital, which has become a prerequisite for the transition from the traditional economy to the modern economy. However, public education in Iraq has witnessed a remarkable decline after 2003, as the education infrastructure retreated and schools became insufficient to receive the increasing number of students, and a large part of the schools were destroyed due to wars and conflicts, as well as the decrease in investment spending by the government on building Public schools due to the budget deficit caused by the drop in oil prices. This is the research problem, and in order to address this problem, the research started from the hypothesis (the possibility of private primary education alongside government education in Iraq in general and Baghdad in particular, an important role in raising the scientific and educational level, provided that it is in accordance with the instructions and supervision of the Ministry of Education, and this requires a feasibility study. For special education schools).

A number of conclusions have been reached, the most important of which is the validity of the hypothesis from which the research was launched, which is that (through the economic feasibility study that showed the possibility of establishing private primary schools alongside government schools because of their potential to raise the scientific level), and the recommendation was made (to establish the competent authorities expand the door to invest in private schools and provide all facilities to investors and cancel taxes on private schools because of their negative impact on students in bearing additional costs).