Private investments in the education-training sector and socio-spatial changes in the commune of vavoua (centre west of the Ivory Coast

The education-training sector in Vavouawaspoorlyinvesteduntil the end of the rebel occupation (2002-2011). However, the end of thiscrisis has led to a proliferation of privateschools in the municipal landscape. The presentstudyfocuses on the determinants of theseprivateinvestments in the education-training sector in the commune of Vavoua as well as on the landscape changes thatthey have brought about. To this end, the data collection methodwasbased on documentaryresearch and fieldsurveys. The studyrevealsthat 91% of theseprivate initiatives werecarried out after 2011 and 60% of the operators are education and training personnel. The growingschool-age population, the decline in public investment, the availability of land and the profitability of theseprivate initiatives are the main factorsbehind the multiplicity of theseprivateschools. This contributes to a qualitative change in the communal landscape of Vavoua.