COLOMBIA AND URUGUAY: PERFORMANCE IN

SECONDARY EDUCATION

Development Effectiveness Unpacking the ConceptMateo Porciúncula Soraya Rozo

Performance issues in secondary education in

both countriesIntervention: Policy goal Improvement of quality in

secondary education

Gov Budget

PISA

COL

16%

2012: 62 2009: 54

URU

9% to 14%

2012: 552009: 48

Provision of quality education as a collective action issue

Context matters!- inequality (both) - #COL: conflict- #UY: left-wing government

Adverse selection of teachers for public sector

Public / private dichotomy

Too much centralization

Reckless spending

Provision of quality education as a collective action issue

Policy fragmentation

• Many different organizations and actors: same goals or different?

Principal agent-problems

• Motivation misallignment

• Information flows

Questions?

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