Two-stage super-efficiency model for measuring efficiency of education in South-East Asia

M. Mujiya Ulkhaq (), Giorgia Oggioni and Rossana Riccardi ()
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M. Mujiya Ulkhaq: Diponegoro University
Giorgia Oggioni: University of Brescia
Rossana Riccardi: University of Brescia

Decisions in Economics and Finance, 2024, vol. 47, issue 2, No 10, 513-543

Abstract: Abstract This paper aims to measure the efficiency of schools in six South-East Asian countries, taking into account the impacts of information and communication technologies (ICT). The educational institutions of South-East Asia are very dynamic; and to increase their competitiveness at international level, they need to manage their resources in an efficient way. We propose a two-stage super-efficiency model for measuring their efficiency, using 2018 PISA data. In the first stage, the non-parametric data envelopment analysis super-efficiency model is used to rank the schools in this region. Then, a second-stage analysis based on a bootstrapped quantile regression is performed to identify the factors that potentially influence efficiency. We analyze four different scenarios depending on the output considered. In the first stage of the analysis, Singapore has the best performance among the other countries in all scenarios. In the second stage, our results show that ICT is statistically significant as a determinant of efficiency in terms of the ratio of computers connected to the internet. However, the integration of ICT in education is mainly influenced by the socio-economic and educational factors of the analyzed countries. Moreover, concerning the other factors, the lower efficiency schools benefit more from the number of female students than higher efficiency schools. The reverse happens for the proportion of certified teachers.

Keywords: Bootstrapped quantile regression; Education; South-East Asia; Super-efficiency; Slacks-based measure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C61 C81 I21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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