Organization and efficiency of education systems: some empirical findings

Gérard Lassibille () and María Lucía Navarro Gómez
Additional contact information
Gérard Lassibille: CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, IREDU - Institut de recherche sur l'éducation : Sociologie et Economie de l'Education - UB - Université de Bourgogne
María Lucía Navarro Gómez: Universidad de Málaga [Málaga] = University of Málaga [Málaga]

Post-Print from HAL

Abstract: Using a sample of countries chosen for their similar level of development, this article shows the extent to which the organisation of primary and secondary education differs from one country to another, notably with respect to the way in which systems differentiate and select pupils for specialised curricula. It also explores the question of whether an education system that sorts pupils at a very early age is more cost-effective than a system that does not sort pupils during compulsory education. The stylised description of national education system is based on various sources of information. The data used in the cost analysis come from OECD and UNESCO. Due to data limitations, the analysis of system performance is based on student achievement only in mathematics and science. The data are drawn from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) conducted in 1994-1995 by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).

Keywords: Organization of the educational system; Efficiency; Educational system; Economic Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000-02
Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01266440v1
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Published in Comparative Education, 2000, 36 (1), pp.7-19

Downloads: (external link)
https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01266440v1/document (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-01266440

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Post-Print from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CCSD ().