ABSTRACT
Introduction e development of the education systems in the Maghreb (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco) has been heavily dominated by the public sector, in line with French colonial traditions (Lelièvre, 1999; Leon, 1991; Sraïeb, 1974).1 Since the early 1990s, however, the Maghreb has been marked by a strong tendency towards privatization of education. Privatization means an increase in the availability of private education, including a greater choice of certain families who can aord to pay for private schools or/and private tutoring in order to provide an academic advantage to their children, especially at the secondary level (Ball & Youdell, 2007; Bray, 2003).
