The Efficiency of Education Expenditure in Latin America and Lessons for Colombia

Andrés Felipe SALAZAR Cuellar ()

No 11209, Archivos de Economía from Departamento Nacional de Planeación

Abstract: This paper appraises quantitatively the efficiency of public expenditure of 15 Latin American countries using cross-country data for averages between 2000 and 2009. For this purpose two non-parametric methods are used: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Free Disposal Hull (FDH). Selected output indicators in primary and secondary school are evaluated respect to public spending in education per student. As a study case, Colombia's efficiency scores are compared with the most efficient peers in each of the educational levels to identify best practices and achieve better results.

Keywords: Education; Efficiency; Latin America; Benchmarking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H11 H52 I22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34
Date: 2014-01-14
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