ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENCY OF BASIC EDUCATION IN THE NORTHEASTERN STATES

Education is a universal human right and an essential pillar for individual and social development and the critical transformation of society. In Brazil, Decree No. 6,094/2007 instituted the Basic Education Development Index (Ideb) as the indicator to monitor the goals of the Goal Plan 'Commitment All for Education', combining data on school flow and learning into a single indicator. The objective of this study is to measure the efficiency of the northeastern states in basic education considering metrics other than the IDEB between 2015 and 2023 with Data Envelopment Analysis. The results indicate an increase in regional efficiency, and the existence of only two states with maximum efficiency. The analyses reveal that the achievement of the IDEB goals does not imply efficient management of resources. It is concluded that the projections of the DEA can be used to establish educational goals and assist in the best use of public resources.