Abstract

SALAZAR CUELLAR, Andrés Felipe. The Efficiency of Education Expenditure in Latin America and Lessons for Colombia: La eficiencia del gasto público educativo en Latinoamérica y lecciones para Colombia. Desarro. soc. [online]. 2014, n.74, pp.19-67. ISSN 0120-3584.  https://doi.org/10.13043/DYS.74.1.

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.

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