Table 2.

Organisational background of individuals in JEE teams

Organisation type	Observations	Frequency
Public agency	486	43% of total team members
Public agency based in a high-income country	319	66% of public agency officials
… in particular, the USA	101
… in particular, a Nordic country	64
Public agency based in a low-income or middle-income country	167	34% of public agency officials
WHO	386	35% of total team members
International organisation (non-WHO)	164	15% of total team members
NGO/private	54	5% of total team members
Independent	28	3% of total team members

We present these data based on individuals’ participation in JEE teams (1118 observations, excluding copywriters as noted above), and not based on unique individuals in our dataset, as we are interested in the mix of expert backgrounds present in JEE visits. Country income classifications are based on World Bank data from 2016, the first year of JEE roll-out.

JEE, Joint External Evaluation; NGO, non-governmental organisation.