INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AND QUALITY OF PRIMARY EDUCATION: A STUDY OF EFFICIENCY IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Geovane Camilo
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Elis Regina de, Alcoforado, Eduardo Alvim Guedes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Universo Contábil
• Texto Completo: https://ojsrevista.furb.br/ojs/index.php/universocontabil/article/view/10597
• topic: Primary Education; Public Spending; IDEB; Technical and scale efficiency; Educación Primaria; Gasto público; IDEB; Eficiencia técnica y de escala; Educação Básica; Gastos públicos; IDEB; Eficiência técnica e de escala

Education is one of the most significant investments that the State can provide to its population, and this social practice must have the quality to achieve the expected impact. Therefore, guided by Public Finance Theory (PFT), this paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of public resource management in primary education by the municipalities of the State of Rio de Janeiro. It is a study with a quantitative approach, using seventy-nine municipalities in the State of Rio de Janeiro as a sample and data from 2019. When applying the DEA, the results show low efficiency in public spending management, where the highest concentration ranges were Medium High Inefficiency (CCR) and Medium Low Inefficiency (BCC). It suggests the need to reevaluate investment management to increase the efficiency of municipalities. This research increases the transparency about public spending concerning those whose resources are destined for education. The study contributes to the TFP literature by evidencing an analysis of the efficiency of the management of public education resources in the municipalities of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The segregation in initial and final periods, as well as in each component of IDEB, increases the level of information for users to demand the application of resources efficiently from their public managers. Therefore, by identifying efficient and non-efficient municipalities, the study makes it possible to share positive experiences and conduct a detailed diagnosis, which will help propose actions to improve the efficiency of those that have not yet achieved it.