Journal of Economics and Development Studies

Efficiency of Higher Education in the Republic of the Congo
Rolande Iphigénie MENGA-MOKOMBI

Abstract
The purpose of this paperis to evaluate theefficiency levels and analyzetheirdeterminants in Congolese higher education. Efficiency is evaluatedusinga semi-parametric approachand a sample of forty-nine higher education establishments spread across three departments of the country. Different methodological approaches are employed; however, the results of the variable returns to scale (VRS) approach show that 13 establishments are efficient. The characteristics of the establishments, the operating and capital expendituresand the characteristics of the teachers are the determining factors of the efficiency of Congolese higher education establishments.

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