Análise dos coeficientes de eficiência dos gastos públicos em educação nos municípios do Ceará

Abstract

The study aims to analyze the efficiency of public spending in Ceará municipalities on education. The data analyzed was based on the estimation of the first stage DEA model, in which the grade obtained for proficiency in mathematics and Portuguese, the approval rate and the IDEB for the initial and final years were used as outputs. As an input, municipal expenditure on education per enrollment was used for the period between 2009 and 2021. The results found show fluctuations in the efficiency scores of the units analyzed between the years 2009 and 2021. In summary, the lowest scores found were between 2015 and 2017 and the highest between and 2019. Given the main results found between 2019 and 2021, there was an increase in the level of strong inefficiency compared to other levels of efficiency. The year 2019 is characterized as a great leap in evolution for municipalities. In 2015 and 2017, they were years that were inefficient, it is believed that the consequences of the 2014/2016 crisis had an influence on the low score. Therefore, it is considered that education is a sector of society that is very sensitive to the consequences of crises. Therefore, it is understood that public policies must set new goals not only to achieve efficiency, but also to seek continuity and stabilization of the positive results achieved.