From nursery to university: Emerging market investors buy into educationLONDON (Reuters) - Two decades after Yusuf Karodia launched Mancosa, a distance learning school to teach South Africans business skills, he sold up to UK private equity firm Actis. From nurseries to exam tutoring and adult education, teaching businesses are booming as populations rise and cash-strapped governments fail to keep up with demand.  With 263 million children out of school worldwide, according to 2014 data from the United Nations, investors are keen to access a growing sector with few publicly-listed companies.  Karodia said Actis was one of a stream of interested private investors.    We had about an overture a week to partner with someone,  he told Reuters. Mancosa is now part of Actis s expanding higher education portfolio in Africa. It has spent $275 million since 2014, investing in education institutes across the continent which it groups under the brand name Honoris Universities and plans to list on a stock market in the next two to three years. Karodia, who will also get a stake in Honoris, says there is huge demand for education in Africa.    Quality education - especially coming from the private sector - is going to play an ever increasingly important role,  he said.  The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity estimates that international financing for education in low- and middle-income countries will need to increase from today s estimated $16 billion per year to $89 billion by 2030. Jetilde Carlos is a 22-year old final year finance student at the Varsity College in Cape Town, owned by Johannesburg-listed ADvTECH Group. Carlos missed out on a place at a state university.  Its not that my parents had the money but they really wanted a better life for me. They didn t want me to sit at home looking for job when I might not even find one,  she said.  The degree is worth it in the end        Investors are keen for a slice of the market because the fee-paying structure guarantees a regular income stream. The sector is also relatively resilient to economic ups and downs as parents increasingly prioritize their children s education.   It goes with the whole consumer spending (trend) in emerging markets, and as income levels rise and there is more disposable income available what you re seeing is the population is looking to spend in areas such as education,  said Patricia Ribeiro, an equity portfolio manager at American Century Investments. Carlos paid a deposit of 25,000 rand ($1,876.38). If you pay up front the total is 70,500 rand but the monthly payments that she has chosen bring the total to about 90,000 rand for one year s tuition.  The sector is dominated by private equity players. MSCI s emerging equity index contains only three education stocks - New York-listed Chinese firms TAL and New Oriental Education and Brazil s Kroton.  Morgan Stanley describes shares in Chinese education operators as  attractive . China s education market catering for children from nursery to end of secondary school will grow 8 percent annually to become a 3 trillion yuan ($460 billion) market in 2020, the bank told clients.  Recent regulatory changes are set to benefit private tutoring firms, many of which prepare high-school pupils for university. TAL said in July that student enrolment was up more than 60 percent year-on-year, with a matching rise in revenue. Its stock has soared 180 percent since January. New Oriental Education projects revenue growth of as much as 24 percent in the three months to end-August. Its shares are up 114 percent since the start of 2017.  China is very exam-driven from kindergarten on and they are competing more and more with U.S. schools,  said Sandra Ackermann-Schaufler, senior portfolio manager for emerging markets at SEI.  If anyone thinks it s tough to get into U.S. universities they should look at the top Chinese universities....the growth you could see is explosive growth.  Valuations are soaring, possibly because fund managers are chasing too few companies. TAL s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is nearly 130, while New Oriental Education hovers around 50. In contrast, MSCI s emerging equity index trades at a P/E of around 12.   If you look at PE historically or if you look at PE this year, they look very expensive,  Julian Mayo, portfolio manager at Charlemagne Capital. Brazil became another destination for those seeking exposure to education stocks after 2009 when the government boosted loan programs for students attending for-profit colleges.  One of the main beneficiaries was Brazil s largest for-profit college operator Kroton Educacional.  While the recent recession in Latin America s biggest economy led to a fall in student loans, the biggest companies are already well-established, fund managers said.  Results published last month showed revenue growing near double-digits on the quarter, with gross margins well above 70 percent. Kroton s stock has risen more than 50 percent since the start of the year. The Gulf region also offers opportunities. Kuwait-based HumanSoft, which establishes and manages private universities and colleges listed in 2005.   United Arab Emirates-based GEMS Education, which operates more than 250 schools across 14 countries and counts Blackstone among its stakeholders, has indicated plans to list. In Africa, many governments want more private investors in education but they are approaching it cautiously. They want regulations in place to ensure the quality is high. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation in Botswana said some young people had left private universities with certificates that  opened no doors . She said it was difficult to make sure  the people who are investing in education are not fraudsters, what we are finding is that some people are not there to deliver quality education.    We learned this very badly ourselves... but now people come in and invest, and this is taking a huge load off the government,  she said.  worldnews
from nursery university emerging market investors buy educationlondon reuters two decades usf naroda launched marcos distance learning school teach south african business skills sold uk private equity firm acts from nurseries exam tutoring adult education teaching businesses booming populations rise governments fail keep demand with million children school worldwide according data united nations investors keen access growing sector companies naroda said acts one stream interested private investors we overture week partner someone told reuters marcos part acts expanding higher education portfolio africa it spent million since investing education institutes across continent groups brand name honoris universities plans list stock market next two three years naroda also get stake honoris says huge demand education africa quality education especially coming private sector going play ever increasingly important role said the international commission financing global education opportunity estimates international financing education countries need increase today estimated billion per year billion tilde carlos old final year finance student varsity college cape town owned advtech group carlos missed place state university its parents money really wanted better life they want sit home looking job i might even find one said the degree worth end investors keen slice market structure guarantees regular income stream the sector also relatively resilient economic ups downs parents increasingly prioritize children education it goes whole consumer spending trend emerging markets income levels rise disposable income available seeing population looking spend areas education said patricia libero equity portfolio manager american century investments carlos paid deposit rand if pay front total rand monthly payments chosen bring total rand one year tuition the sector dominated private equity players sci emerging equity index contains three education stocks new chinese firms tal new oriental education brazil proton morgan stanley describes shares chinese education operators attractive china education market catering children nursery end secondary school grow percent annually become trillion yuan billion market bank told clients recent regulatory changes set benefit private tutoring firms many prepare pupils university tal said july student enrolment percent matching rise revenue its stock soared percent since january new oriental education projects revenue growth much percent three months its shares percent since start china kindergarten competing schools said sandra senior portfolio manager emerging markets sei if anyone thinks tough get universities look top chinese universities growth could see explosive growth valuations soaring possibly fund managers chasing companies tal ratio nearly new oriental education covers around in contrast sci emerging equity index trades around if look pe historically look pe year look expensive julian mayo portfolio manager charlemagne capital brazil became another destination seeking exposure education stocks government boosted loan programs students attending colleges one main beneficiaries brazil largest college operator proton educational while recent recession latin america biggest economy led fall student loans biggest companies already fund managers said results published last month showed revenue growing near quarter gross margins well percent proton stock risen percent since start year the gulf region also offers opportunities humansoft establishes manages private universities colleges listed united arab gems education operates schools across countries counts blackstone among stakeholders indicated plans list in africa many governments want private investors education approaching cautiously they want regulations place ensure quality high pelonomi minister international affairs cooperation botswana said young people left private universities certificates opened doors she said difficult make sure people investing education fraudsters finding people deliver quality education we learned badly people come invest taking huge load government said worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: From nursery to university: Emerging market investors buy into educationLONDON (Reuters) - Two decades after Yusuf Karodia launched Mancosa, a distance learning school to teach South Africans business skills, he sold up to UK private equity firm Actis. From nurseries to exam tutoring and adult education, teaching businesses are booming as populations rise and cash-strapped governments fail to keep up with demand.  With 263 million children out of school worldwide, according to 2014 data from the United Nations, investors are keen to access a growing sector with few publicly-listed companies.  Karodia said Actis was one of a stream of interested private investors.    We had about an overture a week to partner with someone,  he told Reuters. Mancosa is now part of Actis s expanding higher education portfolio in Africa. It has spent $275 million since 2014, investing in education institutes across the continent which it groups under the brand name Honoris Universities and plans to list on a stock market in the next two to three years. Karodia, who will also get a stake in Honoris, says there is huge demand for education in Africa.    Quality education - especially coming from the private sector - is going to play an ever increasingly important role,  he said.  The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity estimates that international financing for education in low- and middle-income countries will need to increase from today s estimated $16 billion per year to $89 billion by 2030. Jetilde Carlos is a 22-year old final year finance student at the Varsity College in Cape Town, owned by Johannesburg-listed ADvTECH Group. Carlos missed out on a place at a state university.  Its not that my parents had the money but they really wanted a better life for me. They didn t want me to sit at home looking for job when I might not even find one,  she said.  The degree is worth it in the end        Investors are keen for a slice of the market because the fee-paying structure guarantees a regular income stream. The sector is also relatively resilient to economic ups and downs as parents increasingly prioritize their children s education.   It goes with the whole consumer spending (trend) in emerging markets, and as income levels rise and there is more disposable income available what you re seeing is the population is looking to spend in areas such as education,  said Patricia Ribeiro, an equity portfolio manager at American Century Investments. Carlos paid a deposit of 25,000 rand ($1,876.38). If you pay up front the total is 70,500 rand but the monthly payments that she has chosen bring the total to about 90,000 rand for one year s tuition.  The sector is dominated by private equity players. MSCI s emerging equity index contains only three education stocks - New York-listed Chinese firms TAL and New Oriental Education and Brazil s Kroton.  Morgan Stanley describes shares in Chinese education operators as  attractive . China s education market catering for children from nursery to end of secondary school will grow 8 percent annually to become a 3 trillion yuan ($460 billion) market in 2020, the bank told clients.  Recent regulatory changes are set to benefit private tutoring firms, many of which prepare high-school pupils for university. TAL said in July that student enrolment was up more than 60 percent year-on-year, with a matching rise in revenue. Its stock has soared 180 percent since January. New Oriental Education projects revenue growth of as much as 24 percent in the three months to end-August. Its shares are up 114 percent since the start of 2017.  China is very exam-driven from kindergarten on and they are competing more and more with U.S. schools,  said Sandra Ackermann-Schaufler, senior portfolio manager for emerging markets at SEI.  If anyone thinks it s tough to get into U.S. universities they should look at the top Chinese universities....the growth you could see is explosive growth.  Valuations are soaring, possibly because fund managers are chasing too few companies. TAL s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is nearly 130, while New Oriental Education hovers around 50. In contrast, MSCI s emerging equity index trades at a P/E of around 12.   If you look at PE historically or if you look at PE this year, they look very expensive,  Julian Mayo, portfolio manager at Charlemagne Capital. Brazil became another destination for those seeking exposure to education stocks after 2009 when the government boosted loan programs for students attending for-profit colleges.  One of the main beneficiaries was Brazil s largest for-profit college operator Kroton Educacional.  While the recent recession in Latin America s biggest economy led to a fall in student loans, the biggest companies are already well-established, fund managers said.  Results published last month showed revenue growing near double-digits on the quarter, with gross margins well above 70 percent. Kroton s stock has risen more than 50 percent since the start of the year. The Gulf region also offers opportunities. Kuwait-based HumanSoft, which establishes and manages private universities and colleges listed in 2005.   United Arab Emirates-based GEMS Education, which operates more than 250 schools across 14 countries and counts Blackstone among its stakeholders, has indicated plans to list. In Africa, many governments want more private investors in education but they are approaching it cautiously. They want regulations in place to ensure the quality is high. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation in Botswana said some young people had left private universities with certificates that  opened no doors . She said it was difficult to make sure  the people who are investing in education are not fraudsters, what we are finding is that some people are not there to deliver quality education.    We learned this very badly ourselves... but now people come in and invest, and this is taking a huge load off the government,  she said.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: from nursery university emerging market investors buy educationlondon reuters two decades usf naroda launched marcos distance learning school teach south african business skills sold uk private equity firm acts from nurseries exam tutoring adult education teaching businesses booming populations rise governments fail keep demand with million children school worldwide according data united nations investors keen access growing sector companies naroda said acts one stream interested private investors we overture week partner someone told reuters marcos part acts expanding higher education portfolio africa it spent million since investing education institutes across continent groups brand name honoris universities plans list stock market next two three years naroda also get stake honoris says huge demand education africa quality education especially coming private sector going play ever increasingly important role said the international commission financing global education opportunity estimates international financing education countries need increase today estimated billion per year billion tilde carlos old final year finance student varsity college cape town owned advtech group carlos missed place state university its parents money really wanted better life they want sit home looking job i might even find one said the degree worth end investors keen slice market structure guarantees regular income stream the sector also relatively resilient economic ups downs parents increasingly prioritize children education it goes whole consumer spending trend emerging markets income levels rise disposable income available seeing population looking spend areas education said patricia libero equity portfolio manager american century investments carlos paid deposit rand if pay front total rand monthly payments chosen bring total rand one year tuition the sector dominated private equity players sci emerging equity index contains three education stocks new chinese firms tal new oriental education brazil proton morgan stanley describes shares chinese education operators attractive china education market catering children nursery end secondary school grow percent annually become trillion yuan billion market bank told clients recent regulatory changes set benefit private tutoring firms many prepare pupils university tal said july student enrolment percent matching rise revenue its stock soared percent since january new oriental education projects revenue growth much percent three months its shares percent since start china kindergarten competing schools said sandra senior portfolio manager emerging markets sei if anyone thinks tough get universities look top chinese universities growth could see explosive growth valuations soaring possibly fund managers chasing companies tal ratio nearly new oriental education covers around in contrast sci emerging equity index trades around if look pe historically look pe year look expensive julian mayo portfolio manager charlemagne capital brazil became another destination seeking exposure education stocks government boosted loan programs students attending colleges one main beneficiaries brazil largest college operator proton educational while recent recession latin america biggest economy led fall student loans biggest companies already fund managers said results published last month showed revenue growing near quarter gross margins well percent proton stock risen percent since start year the gulf region also offers opportunities humansoft establishes manages private universities colleges listed united arab gems education operates schools across countries counts blackstone among stakeholders indicated plans list in africa many governments want private investors education approaching cautiously they want regulations place ensure quality high pelonomi minister international affairs cooperation botswana said young people left private universities certificates opened doors she said difficult make sure people investing education fraudsters finding people deliver quality education we learned badly people come invest taking huge load government said worldnews