Measuring Education Pluralism Globally

In education systems that support pluralism, students or parents can choose the type of school university they attend. Given heterogeneity in priorities for what should be taught, pluralism has a value itself. It may also boost schooling and learning. The fact there is clear, otherwise we would not have different types schools. What less clear extent to which are pluralistic. Rather than looking at inputs such as laws regulations, this article introduces measure based on outputs, i.e. enrollment schools universities. normalized index inspired by literature market concentration. Estimates provided data public, private non-Catholic, Catholic institutions.