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

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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

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