Re-Examining the Impact of Public Education Expenditure on South African Literacy
Much empirical literature has focused on investigating the role of government expenditure in promoting long-term economic growth in South Africa. However, few studies in comparison have considered the impact of government spending on literacy level in the country. To this end, this paper examines th...
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| description | Much empirical literature has focused on investigating the role of government expenditure in promoting long-term economic growth in South Africa. However, few studies in comparison have considered the impact of government spending on literacy level in the country. To this end, this paper examines the impact of government spending on literacy rate in South Africa using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model with annual time series data over the period from 1994 to 2021. The key findings of this study are: (a) there is evidence of a long run relationship between government spending on education and the literacy rate in South Africa; (b) while the long run effect of government education spending on literacy is not significant, there is a statistically significant positive effect in the short run. These findings have several implications for policymakers and other stakeholders. Therefore, the study recommends that increased monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are desirable in the primary and secondary education sectors for accountability and reducing wastage of taxpayer funds. The Department of Education is also encouraged to re-consider current teacher training practices and fill long standing vacancies in the school sector that negatively impact education outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-78819c4256e449feb6ffe211cb2b5a0b2025-01-02T23:57:34ZengRiga Technical University PressEconomics and Business2256-03942023-01-013719010310.2478/eb-2023-0006Re-Examining the Impact of Public Education Expenditure on South African LiteracyMuzekenyi Mike0Nyika Farai1Anyikwa Izunna2Kemda Lionel Establet3MANCOSA, Durban, South AfricaMANCOSA, Durban, South Africa3Nelson Mandela University (NMU), Port Elizabeth, South AfricaMANCOSA, Durban, South AfricaMuch empirical literature has focused on investigating the role of government expenditure in promoting long-term economic growth in South Africa. However, few studies in comparison have considered the impact of government spending on literacy level in the country. To this end, this paper examines the impact of government spending on literacy rate in South Africa using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model with annual time series data over the period from 1994 to 2021. The key findings of this study are: (a) there is evidence of a long run relationship between government spending on education and the literacy rate in South Africa; (b) while the long run effect of government education spending on literacy is not significant, there is a statistically significant positive effect in the short run. These findings have several implications for policymakers and other stakeholders. Therefore, the study recommends that increased monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are desirable in the primary and secondary education sectors for accountability and reducing wastage of taxpayer funds. The Department of Education is also encouraged to re-consider current teacher training practices and fill long standing vacancies in the school sector that negatively impact education outcomes.https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2023-0006literacy ratepublic education spendingsouth africae and o |
| spellingShingle | Muzekenyi Mike Nyika Farai Anyikwa Izunna Kemda Lionel Establet Re-Examining the Impact of Public Education Expenditure on South African Literacy Economics and Business literacy rate public education spending south africa e and o |
| title | Re-Examining the Impact of Public Education Expenditure on South African Literacy |
| title_full | Re-Examining the Impact of Public Education Expenditure on South African Literacy |
| title_fullStr | Re-Examining the Impact of Public Education Expenditure on South African Literacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Re-Examining the Impact of Public Education Expenditure on South African Literacy |
| title_short | Re-Examining the Impact of Public Education Expenditure on South African Literacy |
| title_sort | re examining the impact of public education expenditure on south african literacy |
| topic | literacy rate public education spending south africa e and o |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2023-0006 |
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