Variable: Meritocratic Recruitment of Civil Servants Mentioned in Constitution

QoG Code: (ccp_civil)


Dataset: Characteristics of National Constitutions

Description:

Does the constitution include provisions for the meritocratic recruitment of civil servants (e.g. exams or credential requirements)?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Other

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-11-28
Last updated by source: 2025-02-01


Categories:

Judicial Quality of Government


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OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 185
Standard time-series: 194
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32


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This variable has information from the year 1946 to the year 2023