School Effectiveness in Developing Countries - A Summary of the Research Evidence

Effect size a

cost per-student

Efficiency ^b

Testbooks

Brazil^c

.34

$1.65

.21/$1

Nicaragua^d

.36

$1.75

21/$1

Philippines ^e

.40

£0.27

1.48/$1

Thailand^

.06

$.40

1.33/$1

Radio education

Kenya^g

.53

$.40

1.33/$1

Njicaragua^h

.55

$1.80

.31/$1

Thailand (Norteast)⁷

.58

$.44

1.31/$1

Teacher education

Brazil (4yrs Primary)

.21

$2.21

.09/$1

Brazil (Logos II)

.09

$1.84

.05/$1

Brazil (3 yrs secondary)

.16

$5.55

03/$1

Thailand (additional semester
postsecondary)

<.01

$.09

.06/$1

Technical-Vocational Secondary^j

Colombia (INEM)

.39

$ 98.00

.40/$100

Colombia (tech-voc.)

.33

$376.00

.09/$100

Tanzania (commercial)

.50

$272.00

.18/$100

Tanzania (technical)

-.37

$561.00

-.07/$100

Tanzania (agricultural)

-.20

$375.00

-.05/$100