The price to take the TOEFL Test increased in many countries on February 1. I track prices in about 60 countries and spotted changes in the following (in parenthesis is the change in USD):
Azerbaijan (+15), Benin (+10), Bolivia (+15), Brazil (+5), Canada (+15), Cuba (+5), Egypt (+40), Ethiopia (+15), Guadalupe (+20), Guatemala (+20), Hong Kong (+15), India (+5), Iran (+20), Israel (+10), Italy (+35), Jordan (+20), Kenya (+5), Mexico (+15), Nigeria (+80), Palestinian Territories (+15), Paraguay (+10), Peru (+10), Saudi Arabia (+20), South Africa (+10), Spain (+20), Sweden (+10), Tajikistan (+5), UAE (+20), USA (+10).
Interestingly, the handful of price decreases I noted a few weeks ago were all reversed, except for the cut in Germany. That accounts for the very large increase in Nigeria.
I think increasing prices decreases equity in education.
Country | February 1, 2021 | August 1, 2021 | February 1, 2022 | July 1, 2022 | February, 2023 |
Afghanistan | $220 | $230 | $230 | $230 | $230 |
Argentina | $205 | $205 | $215 | $215 | $215 |
Australia | $300 | $273 + tax | $273+tax | $273+tax | $273+tax |
Azerbaijan | $195 | $205 | $205 | $205 | $220 |
Bangladesh | $200 | $205 | $205 | $205 | $205 |
Benin | $185 | $185 | $190 | $190 | $200 |
Bolivia | ? | $185 | $190 | $190 | $205 |
Brazil | $215 | $215 | $215 | $215 | $220 |
Canada | $245 | $225 + tax | $225 + tax | $225 + tax | $240 + tax |
Colombia | $240 | $202 + tax | $202 + tax | $202 + tax | $202 + tax |
Congo, DR | $195 | $195 | $195 | $195 | $195 |
Cuba | ? | $205 | $215 | $225 | $230 |
Egypt | $185 | $195 | $205 | $205 | $205 |
Ethiopia | $200 | $210 | $220 | $220 | $235 |
France | $265 | $265 | $265 | $265 | $265 |
French Polynesia | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Georgia | $185 | $190 | $195 | $195 | $195 |
Germany | $260 | $265 | $265 | $265 | $235 |
Ghana | $220 | $220 | $225 | $235 | $235 |
Guadalupe | $195 | $195 | $200 | $200 | $220 |
Guatamala | ? | $195 | $195 | $205 | $225 |
Hong Kong | $245 | $255 | $265 | $275 | $290 |
Indonesia | $205 | $205 | $205 | $205 | $205 |
Iceland | $220 | $220 | $230 | $230 | $230 |
India | $185 | $190 | $190 | $190 | $195 |
Iran | $245 | $245 | $245 | $245 | $265 |
Iraq | $215 | $225 | $225 | $235 | $235 |
Israel | $280 | $280 | $290 | $300 | $310 |
Italy | $270 | $280 | $280 | $280 | $305 |
Japan | $245 | $245 | $245 | $245 | $245 |
Jordan | $200 | $205 | $210 | $210 | $220 |
Kenya | $220 | $225 | $225 | $225 | $230 |
Korea | $210 | $220 | $220 | $220 | $220 |
Kosovo | ? | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 |
Mexico | $190 | $200 | $200 | $210 | $225 |
Mongolia | $210 | $215 | $215 | $215 | $215 |
Morocco | $220 | $230 | $240 | $250 | $250 |
Netherlands | $265 | $270 | $270 | $270 | $270 |
New Zealand | $275 | $275 | $275 | $275 | $275 |
Nigeria | $195 | $182 + tax | $182 + tax | $182 + tax | $182 + tax |
Norway | $315 | $325 | $325 | $325 | $325 |
Pakistan | $195 | $200 | $200 | $205 | $205 |
Palestinian Territories | $245 | $245 | $255 | $255 | $270 |
Paraguay | ? | $225 | $230 | $240 | $250 |
Peru | $220 | $220 | $220 | $230 | $240 |
Philippines | $215 | $225 | $225 | $225 | $225 |
Russia | $260 | $270 | $270 | -- | --- |
Saudi Arabia | ? | ? | $290 | $300 | $320 |
South Africa | $235 | $240 | $245 | $250 | $260 |
Spain | $250 | $255 | $255 | $255 | $255 |
Sri Lanka | ? | ? | $185 | $185 | $185 |
Sweden | $280 | $290 | $290 | $300 | $310 |
Switzerland | $320 | $335 | $335 | $345 | $345 |
Tajikistan | $185 | $185 | $190 | $190 | $195 |
Thailand | $215 | $215 | $215 | $215 | $215 |
Turkey | $185 | $157 + tax | $157 + tax | $157 + tax | $157 + tax |
Uganda | $225 | $235 | $235 | $245 | $245 |
United Arab Emirates | $255 | $270 | $270 | $280 | $320 |
United Kingdom | $220 | $235 | $235 | $235 | $235 |
United States | $225 | $235 + tax? | $235 + tax | $245 + tax | $255 + tax |
Vietnam | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 |
West Bank | $215 | $215 | $215 | $215 | $215 |