CORRUPTION IN EDUCATION: ITS IMPACT ON EQUITY, PRODUCTIVITY

AND GROWTH AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS IT

MURIEL POISSON | INTEGRITY PLANNING AND OPEN DATA, UNESCO-IIEP

What corruption in education means? Corruption in education is the systematic use

of public office for private benefit, whose impact is Virtuous triangle to
School budgets not reaching schools
Unjustified teacher absence
significant on access, quality or equity in education address corruption
Mandatory private tutoring
Fake diplomas and certifications Transparent norms and
VIETNAM regulations
provided Documenting
How does it affect education? INDIA used
Reduced access for the poor
conditional cash successful school display
transfers to
Less teaching hours families and in- practices boards and
Ill-equipped schools kind incentives monthly reports to
Social acceptance of fraud directly to schools publicize financial
data
CAMBODIA organized Hallak & Poisson, 2007
How does it affect growth? ‘Transparency Ceremony’
Under-qualified staff awarding scholarships Management Enhanced
Fake degrees and qualifications and for student
beneficiaries
capacities ownership
Dismissal of meritocratic approaches
Reduced growth by 5% of GNP Ref. on http://etico.iiep.unesco.org