The Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) are a set of health and education indicators that examine the effort and ability of staff and the availability of key inputs and resources that contribute to a functioning school or health facility. The indicators are standardized allowing comparison between and within countries over time.
The Education SDIs include teacher effort, teacher knowledge and ability, and the availability of key inputs (for example, textbooks, basic teaching equipment, and infrastructure such as blackboards and toilets). The indicators provide a snapshot of the learning environment and the key resources necessary for students to learn.
Nigeria Service Delivery Indicators Education Survey was implemented in 2013 by the World Bank and the Research Triangle Institute International. The survey implementation was preceded by consultations with stakeholders in Nigeria to adapt instruments to the country context while maintaining comparability across countries. In addition, the implementation was done with close collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission, and in close coordination with the relevant state authorities (i.e. State Ministries of Education, and the State Universal Education Boards where they existed). Data was collected from primary schools in four states (Anambra, Bauchi, Ekiti, and Niger) using personal interviews and provider assessments. A total of 760 randomly selected public and private schools (190 per state) were surveyed, with 2,435 and 5,754 teachers assessed for knowledge and effort respectively. The sample was selected to make the survey representative at the State level, allowing for disaggregation by provider type (private/public) and location (rural/urban).