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A 2015 report from the OECD pointed out that Latin American professionals are over-schooled and underpaid, due they don't have access to the right type of education. [24] Since the 1980s and into the 1990s, there have been many attempts to reform education in Latin American in direct response to the increased interested in globalization.
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Latin American countries (green) in the Americas. Latin America (Spanish: América Latina or Latinoamérica; Portuguese: América Latina; French: Amérique latine) is the region of the Americas where Romance languages (i.e., those derived from Latin)—particularly Spanish and Portuguese, as well as French—are primarily spoken.
Latin American studies is the study of the history, culture, politics, geography, and economy of Latin America, and also of peoples of Latin American origin in the United States and elsewhere. Subcategories
In Latin America as a whole, the most traditional programmes – mainly built around the concepts of equity and quality – exist side by side with those reflecting renewed sensibilities and approaches, through such themes as Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), comprehensive citizenship education, intercultural bilingual education and ICTs, and academic inclusion.
Latin American studies (LAS) is an academic and research field associated with the study of Latin America.The interdisciplinary study is a subfield of area studies, and can be composed of numerous disciplines such as economics, sociology, history, international relations, political science, geography, cultural studies, gender studies, and literature.
Latin America refers to the regions in the Americas where Romance languages—derived from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, and French—are predominantly spoken. The term is commonly used to describe South America (excluding Suriname , Guyana and the Falkland islands ), Central America , Mexico , and most of the islands in the Caribbean .
Since 1869, education is free and compulsory (article 78 of the constitution). Costa Rica's education system is ranked 54th in the "Global Competitiveness Report 2013–14", and is described as of "high quality". [3] The literacy rate in Costa Rica is 97.9%. [4] It is 2 points over the average for Latin American and Caribbean countries. [5]