Unit Cost Per Teachers’ Salaries as Index of Cost Pattern in Public Basic and Secondary Education in Delta and Edo States, Nigeria
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54536/jpp.v3i1.7251Keywords:
Cost, Education, Salary, School, TeachersAbstract
Unit cost per teacher’s salary is essential for improving the quality of output from the secondary level of education, which serves as input for tertiary institutions and manpower in the society. This study investigated the unit cost per teachers’ salaries as an indicator of cost pattern in public secondary education in Delta and Edo States. The ex-post facto research design was adopted with study population of teaching staff in public basic and secondary schools as Delta (11694) and Edo (9505) respectively. The purposive sampling technique was employed, and the unit cost per teacher salary (UCTS) was extrapolated via a mathematical equation. Research instrument was two checklists -total number of teachers (TNT) and total teachers’ salaries (TTS) in Delta and Edo States (2019-2023) alongside three research questions and one hypothesis. Retrieved data were analyzed for unit cost per teacher salary, while hypothesis was tested using t-test at 5% level of significance. Findings revealed that TTS increased in Delta State while unit cost per teachers’ salary fluctuated in both States. The highest TTS (₦23.7 billion) coincided with the highest unit cost per teacher’s salary (₦2,139,871) in Delta State for the year 2022. The least UCTS in Delta (₦1,733,267) and Edo (₦236,673) in year 2020 and 2019 respectively validates significant difference (t-cal > t-crit) in the two States. The study recommends concurrent implementation of financial benefits of promoted teachers with the promotion date and bi-annual employment to replace teachers in the unified teaching profession based on attrition to improve quality output from the system.
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