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Policy Lever (Teaching) - Selection & Deployment

School Survey. The De Facto portion of the Teacher Selection and Deployment Indicator considers two issues: how teachers are selected into the profession and how teachers are assigned to positions (transferred) once in the profession. Research shows that degrees and years of experience explain in little variation in teacher quality, so more points are assigned for systems that also base hiring on content knowledge or pedagogical skill. 2 points are available for the way teachers are selected and 2 points are available for deployment. Selection , 0 Points. None of the below - 1 point. Teachers selected based on completion of coursework, educational qualifications, graduating from tertiary program (including specialized programs), selected based on experience - 2 points. Teacher recruited based on passing written content knowledge test, passed interview stage assessment, passed an assessment conducted by supervisor based on practical experience, conduct during mockup class. Deployment - 0 Points. None of the below - 1 point. Teachers deployed based on years of experience or job title hierarchy or other criteria - 2 points. Teacher deployed based on performance assessed by school authority, colleagues, or external evaluator, results of interview.

wb-indicators:SE.PRM.TSDP

Policy Lever (Teaching) - Selection & Deployment

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SE.PRM.TSDP
Last verified
2026-08-16