Determinantes de la demanda en la inversión de la educación superior en Ecuador. Período de estudio 2004- 2018.

Abstract

The objective of this research work is to analyze the incidence of influential factors in the demand for higher education in Ecuador in the 2004- 2018 study period; through the use of quantitative techniques such as the multiple regression model, in which a non-experimental design is used, the type of correlational research, because it describes the characterization of the gross enrollment rate in higher education, the unemployment rate, public spending on higher education and GDP per capita, as well as establishing a relationship between the variables. The theoretical framework is developed based on theories on higher education in Ecuador under the approach of several authors. As a main conclusion, it is determined that the unemployment rate, public spending on higher education and GDP per capita explains the gross enrollment rate in higher education. Thus, of the three independent variables studied, they contribute significantly to the gross enrollment rate in higher education. It is emphasized that the independent variables have been chosen after an extensive review of the literature on similar studies of the research topic.