Measuring Efficiency of Ordinary Secondary Education Provision in Tanzania Schools: Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

Abstract

The study intended to measure efficiency of provision of ordinary econdary education in TanzaniaOrdinary Secondary Schools by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as of the methods commonly used to measure the performance of various Decision-Making Units (DMUs).  Seventy (70) Secondary Schools were used as DMUs in this study. The efficiency of the secondary was found using CCR model of DEA. The paper has suggested means in which schools (DMUs)can improve their performance by suggesting those schools which if they can do the same they can utilize efficiently the input and the output.