La eficiencia del gasto público en educación en Colombia

• Autores: Luis Armando Galvis
• Localización: Economía & Región, ISSN-e 2539-2093, Vol. 9, Nº. 2, 2015 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Economía & Región), págs. 75-98
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • The Efficiency of Public Spending on Education in Colombia
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    El trabajo analiza el uso de los recursos públicos destinados al sector educativo. El objetivo es evaluar la eficiencia del gasto territorial con recursos del Sistema General de Participaciones (SGP), específicamente, su eficiencia relativa. Para este fin se emplea la metodología del análisis envolvente de datos. Se encuentra que la eficiencia promedio en la cobertura se encuentra en 62,3 para educación. En calidad la eficiencia solo llega al 48,8%. Ello implica que, sobre todo en calidad, los municipios requieren esfuerzos para mejorar su desempeño y la eficiencia con que emplean los recursos provenientes del SGP.

      In this paper I analyze the efficiency with which resources from the Colombian central government are used for the provision of educational services. The purpose is to evaluate the efficiency of public spending at the subnational level, specifically relative efficiency in the use of resources from the General System of Participations (SGP). To this end, I use a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). We find that the average efficiency is 62,3% in the provision of education. As to quality, the efficiency reaches only 48,8%. I conclude that municipalities should try to improve the performance and efficiency with which they use resources from the SGP, especially to improve the efficiency in quality. 

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    In this paper I analyze the efficiency with which resources from the Colombian central government are used for the provision of educational services. The purpose is to evaluate the efficiency of public spending at the subnational level, specifically relative efficiency in the use of resources from the General System of Participations (SGP). To this end, I use a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). We find that the average efficiency is 62,3% in the provision of education. As to quality, the efficiency reaches only 48,8%. I conclude that municipalities should try to improve the performance and efficiency with which they use resources from the SGP, especially to improve the efficiency in quality.