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- Title
Efficiency of Elementary Education System in India: Exploration of Regional Asymmetries and Convergence Clubs.
- Authors
Gulati, Rachita; Bhandari, Anup Kumar; Kumar, Sunil
- Abstract
This paper examines the efficiency variations and identifies convergence clubs in the elementary education systems across Indian states and union territories. An innovative non-oriented sequential directional distance function-based metafrontier (NSDDFM) approach is applied to compute reliable efficiency estimates and decompose inefficiency in education delivery. The regional clubs on education development are identified using Phillips and Sul’s (2007, 2009) club convergence approach. Empirical results reveal significant efficiency variations across states and years, and special category states & union territories (SCS&UTs) show higher efficiency in the elementary education delivery process relative to general category states (GCSs) during the sample period. The analysis of the regional gaps reveals that SCs & UTs employ best elementary education practices, and GCSs operate farther from the national best-practice frontier. The convergence test rejects the null hypothesis of parity in the elementary education delivery process and shows evidence of three convergent and one divergent club across states.
- Subjects
INDIA; NULL hypothesis; CLUBS; SCHOOL dropouts; ELEMENTARY education
- Publication
Artha Vijnana, 2024, Vol 66, Issue 2, p139
- ISSN
0971-586X
- Publication type
Article