Addressing Inefficient Distribution of Teachers Between Schools: The Case of Tanzania With Malawi and the Gambia

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Addressing Inefficient Distribution of Teachers Between Schools: The Case of Tanzania With Malawi and the Gambia

dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-20T17:04:39Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-20T17:04:39Z
dc.date.issued	2023-11-20
dc.description.abstract	Teachers are the single most important input to learning, and in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa teachers’ emoluments account for most of the spending on basic education (Bold et al., 2017). However, in many countries in the region teachers are poorly distributed between schools. Schools in remote areas are frequently understaffed compared to those closer to towns and large villages, reflecting a reluctance among teachers to accept postings in areas with significant hardship (Mulkeen, 2010). By contrast, schools in or close to towns and larger villages, where more facilities and amenities are available, often have more teachers than required by government standards, even where the overall supply of teachers nationwide is inadequate. An estimated 28 percent of the variation in staffing between schools in the region cannot be explained by variation in the size of enrollments in schools (Majgaard and Mingat, 2012). This represents a major source of inefficiency in public education expenditure, with significant shares of finance being spent to maintain teachers in comparatively overstaffed schools where they have limited marginal impact on learning outcomes. The impacts of these inefficiencies may be exacerbated by the need to ensure a suitable range of subject expertise among the teachers at a school.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099103123163585721/P17813509aefbe0850bf040557752fcb8ca
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/40630
dc.identifier.uri	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40630
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Case Studies of Successful Reforms to Address the Challenges of Financing Education Systems Effectively; June 2023
dc.rights	CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subject	TEACHER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	EDUCATION IN REMOTE AFRICA
dc.subject	RESULTS-BASED EDUCATION FINANCING
dc.subject	PUBLIC EDUCATION EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC EDUCATION REFORM
dc.subject	TEACHER ASSIGNMENT POLICY
dc.title	Addressing Inefficient Distribution of Teachers Between Schools	en
dc.title.subtitle	The Case of Tanzania With Malawi and the Gambia	en
dc.type	Brief
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okr.crossref.title	Addressing Inefficient Distribution of Teachers Between Schools: The Case of Tanzania With Malawi and the Gambia
okr.date.disclosure	2023-11-01
okr.date.lastmodified	2023-11-01T00:00:00Z	en
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okr.doctype	Publications & Research
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okr.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40630
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okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099103123163585721/pdf/P17813509aefbe0850bf040557752fcb8ca.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.country	Gambia, The
okr.region.country	Malawi
okr.region.country	Tanzania
okr.region.geographical	Sub-Saharan Africa
okr.sector	Public Administration - Education
okr.theme	Education,Human Development and Gender,Access to Education,Education Financing,Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks,Private Sector Delivery of Education,Education Governance, School-Based Management,Teachers
okr.topic	Education::Effective Schools and Teachers
okr.topic	Rural Development::Rural Education
okr.topic	Education::Education Finance
okr.unit	Education Global (HEDGE)