The Power of Tutoring

THE POWER OF TUTORING Private tutoring has been rapidly growing in popularity across the world and is showing no signs of slowing. Part of this growth is because of the increased number of studies which have found tutoring to have a positive impact in a variety of dimensions, part of it is because of the increased competition amongst students and part of it is because of a waning confidence in conventional public education. Whatever the reason; the power of tutoring is an undeniable force in the education landscape. A GLOBAL PHENOMENON ANNUAL TUTORING EXPENSES ($USD) THE TUTORING INDUSTRY IS PROJECTED TO SURPASS THE $100 BILLION MARK BY 2018 United $100 Japan Ştates 5 Billion United 12 Billion $95 Kingdom 10 Billion $90 France South Korea India 3 Billion 17 Billion 6,5 Billion $85 $80 Turkey Germany 2 Billion 11 Billion Canada 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 1 Billion More than 1 MILLION SOUTH KOREA IN A LEAGUE OF ITS American students OWN seek virtual teaching More than 1/4 of families in the annually United Kingdom use private tutors and MIL 1/3 of Canadian families used a Nearly 90% of elementary private tutor in 2007 students in South Korea receive some form of tutoring. 90% A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT Household spending on private tutoring in Turkey and South Korea is almost equal to their own government's spending on public education Learn More Be Happier Tutoring has been found to be a Studies have also found that tutored students tend to show greater enthusiasm for the subject matter being taught MUCH more effective tool than conventional teaching methods In fact, many studies have found that tutored students perform up to 2 standard deviations The Average South Korean family spends nearly 20% of its income on private tutoring better than non-tutored students in controlled experiments. That's the difference between someone in the 50th percentile and someone in the 98th percentile! Save Time South Koreans spend more on private tutoring annually than the government of Finland (one of the best education systems in the world) spends on public education. Remote tutoring has been found to reduce the time needed to reach a learning objective by over 30% Amount Spent (In Billions of USD) Finland 14.5 South Korea 17 50% 98% Sources European Journal of Psychology and Education The University of Michigan Hyundai Research Institute Canadian Broadcasting Corporation www.techknowlogia.com The Canadian Council on Learning Global Industry Analysts Inc. EdPlace Find more infographics and amazing, insightful, cool, unbelievable, extraordinary things at: The University of Chicago www.TutorGrams.com Please e-mail [email protected] if you have any questions about the methodology or sources. %24