This study assesses the Demand and Development Trends of PrivaternPrimary Schools in Addis Ababa.rnThe purpose of this study is to survey the reasons for thernre-emergence of private primary schools, scan the environmentrnthey are working under and their institutional strength andrninternal environment.rnIt was found that private primary schools in Addis Ababarnare attracting clients from the well to do section of the societyrnwho can afford and is willing to pay for what i t believes to bernbetter quality education.rnThese schools are currently a source of financial gain forrntheir owners, though i t was not always the case in the last fourrnyears for all of them.rnDifficulty in land acquisition for school establishment,rnneglect by the Education Bureaux and other offices, regulationsrnon curriculum and medium of instruction and the broad mandaterngiven to school parents' committees are found to be the majorrnproblems of private primary schools in Addis Ababa.rnRegulatoryrnchangesrnwithrnregardrntornschoolrnestablishment,rn·land area requirements, curriculum, medium of instruction and thernrole of the community are recommended to encourage those alreadyrnhVOlvedrnin the venture and who would invest in education .