Toward High-Quality Education in Peru Standards Accountability and Capacity Building

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A World Bank country study on education in Peru examines learning and quality indicators, identifies diagnostics and remaining impediments, and develops recommendations to raise education outcomes. It applies an accountability-triangle approach and analyzes education finance, expenditure patterns, efficiency, equity, and inequality of benefits. The study addresses dropout causes, early-grade reading standards through a case study, and school management, including intercultural and bilingual education, participation, and decentralization effects, concluding with policy priorities for standards, accountability, and support.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages170

Reading Time7 h 8 min

Contents

Executive Summary

Overview of Current Indicators

Educational Diagnostics and Recommendations

The Accountability-Triangle Approach

Education Finance

Why Don’t Some Peruvian Children Finish High School?

Reading in the Early Grades: A Case Study in the Use of Standards

School Management Issues

Progress and Paralysis on Intercultural and Bilingual Education

Participation and Decentralization: Little Effect, Some Potential

Policy Recommendations

A W O R L D B A N K C O U N T R Y S T U D Y Toward High-quality Education in Peru Standards, Accountability, and Capacity Building THE WORLD BANK Toward High-quality Education in Peru Standards, Accountability, and Capacity Building THE WORLD BANK Washington, D.C. Copyright © 2007 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A. All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First Printing: May 2007 printed on recycled paper 1 2 3 4 5 10 09 08 07 World Bank Country Studies are among the many reports originally prepared for internal use as part of the continuing analysis by the Bank of the economic and related conditions of its developing member countries and to facilitate its dialogs with the governments. Some of the reports are published in this series with the least possible delay for the use of governments, and the academic, business, ﬁnancial, and development communities. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. Some sources cited in this paper may be informal documents that are not readily available. The ﬁndings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reﬂect the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank of the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission maybe a violation of applicable law. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work andwill normally grant permission promptly to reproduce portions ofthe work. For permission to photocopy or reprint any part of this work, please send a request with complete information to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA, Tel: 978-750-8400, Fax: 978-750-4470, [www.copyright.com](www.copyright.com). All other queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the Ofﬁce of the Publisher, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA, Fax: 202-522-2422, [email: pubrights@worldbank.org](email: pubrights@worldbank.org). ISBN-10: 0-8213-7017-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-8213-7017-9 eISBN: 978-0-8213-7018-6 ISSN: 0253-2123 DOI: 10 . 1596/978-0-8213-7017-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication. Toward high-quality education in Peru : standards, accountability, and capacity building. [p. cm](p. cm).—(A World Bank country study) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-0-8213-7017-9 ISBN-10: 0-8213-7017-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-8213-7018-6 (electronic) 1. Education—Peru. 2. Educational indicators—Peru. I. World Bank. LA596 .T69 2007 370.985—dc22 2007015903 Contents Foreword vii Acknowledgments ix Acronyms and Abbreviations xi Executive Summary xiii 1. Overview of Current Indicators 1 Coverage 1 Learning and Quality 3 2. Educational Diagnostics and Recommendations 9 Stock of Peruvian Research on “What Works” in Schooling 9 Existing Stock of Policy Suggestions 17 Remaining Impediments 21 3. The Accountability-Triangle Approach 23 4. Education Finance 25 Patterns of Educational Expenditure 25 Education System Efﬁciency 28 Spending Incidence and Equity 35 Distribution of Results 43 Summary of Inequality of Beneﬁts 52 Special Focus on Teacher Costs 5

FAQs

What main topics does the report cover about education in Peru?

The report reviews current indicators, education diagnostics and recommendations, education finance, dropout causes, early-grade reading standards, school management, intercultural and bilingual education, and participation and decentralization.

How does the report approach accountability?

It presents a dedicated “accountability-triangle approach,” linking standards, accountability mechanisms, and supporting conditions to improve education outcomes.

What analytical areas are used to study inequality and education outcomes?

The report analyzes patterns of educational expenditure, system efficiency, spending incidence and equity, distribution of results, and summarizes inequality of benefits, including a special focus on teacher costs.

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